Runaway Love (An American Tail version)
Now lil' Bridget's only 9 years old
She's trying to figure why the world is so cold
Why she's all alone and she never met her Family
Mama's always gone and she never met her daddy
Part of her is missin' and nobody'll listen
Mama'a getting really drunk up in the kitchen
Bringing home men many hours of the night
Startin' with some laughs usually ending in fight
Sneaks into her room when Mama's knocked out
Trying to have his way, lil Bridget says 'ouch '
Tries to protest but, then all he does is beat her
Tries to tell her Mama but, Mom don't ever hear her
Bridget stuck up in Ireland on her own
Forced to think that hell is a place called home
Nothing else to do but, catch a boat and pack
Says she's going to America and never coming back
Little Cholena's only 10 years old
She's steady tryin' to figure out why the world's so cold
Why she's dark skinned and nobody likes her
Own Father always want to strike her
Yells and abuses, leaves her with some bruises
Her people ask questions, she's making up exscuses
Bleedin' on the inside, Cryin' on the out
Only one boy who really knows what he's about
His name is lil Filly and he shows her his world
She has so much fun and they become friends
Promise they'll be tight till' the end
Until one day lil Fievel gets lost
Losin' a friend is such a high cost
Now Cholena's stuck up in the world on her own
Forced to think that hell is a place called home
Nothin' else to do but, get some clothes and pack
Going to the surface and she's never coming back
Lil Tanya's only 11 years old
She's steady trying figure why the world is so cold
So she sings songs to hide all the pain
'Cause she's havin sex with a boy who's 16
Emotions run deep and she thinks she's in love
So there's no protection, he's using no glove
Brother tells her the consequences of her actions
Living in America with no satisfaction
The days go by and her belly gets big
The father bails out, he ain't ready for a kid
Mama and Papa'll blow it all out of proportion
Plus she's livin poor so no money for abortion
Tanya is stuck up in the world on her own
Forced to call New York City her new home
Nothing else to do but, head west and pack
She says she'll become a star and never come back