I’ve known it for a long timeDaddy wakes up to a drink at nightDisappearing all nightI don’t wanna know where he’s been lyingI know what I wanna doWanna runawayRunaway with youGonna grab clothes, six in the morning, go »How long you leavin’? « »Well, dad, just don’t expect me back this evening »Oh it could take a bit of time to heal thisIt’s been a long dayAlmost out of the wrong wayBut I love him from the skin to my bonesBut I don’t wanna live in his homeThere’s nothing to say ’cause he knowsI’ll just runaway and be on my ownI’ve never seen my dad cryCold as stone, in the kitchen lightI tell you it’s about timeBut I was raised to keep quietAnd this is what I’m gonna doGonna runaway, gonna make that moveGonna grab clothes, and when it’s morning, go »How long you leavin’? « »Well, dad, just don’t expect me back this evening »Oh it could take a bit of time to heal thisIt’s been a long dayAlmost out of the wrong wayBut I love him from the skin to my bonesBut I don’t wanna live in his homeThere’s nothing to say ’cause he knowsI’ll just runaway and be on my ownBack pack, and a flat cap, turned to the back’Cause I packed my clothes upMy dad was a man without plans of attackIntends to show loveI don’t wanna live this wayGonna take my things and goIf things change in a matter of daysI could be persuaded to hold upAnd mama was the sameNone of us are saintsI guess that God knows thatI don’t wanna runawayAnd one of these days I might just show thatPut my home in a suitcaseTie both shoelaces, and hope thatThings change, but for now I leave townWith a backpack on my shoulderI love him from the skin to my bonesBut I don’t wanna live in his homeThere’s nothing to say ’cause he knowsI’ll just runaway and be on my ownI love him from the skin to my bonesBut I don’t wanna live in his homeThere’s nothing to say ’cause he knowsI’ll just runaway and be on my ownEverybodyRock your bodyEverybodyRock your body rightBackstreet’s back alright