Well you get kicked out for coming home at dawn
Mom and Dad cursed the day you were born
Throw your clothes into the duffle bag
Shoutin' as ya slam the door home is a drag

Well who can I turn to where can I stay ?
I heard a place is open all night and all day
There's a place you can go where the cops don't know
You can act real wild they don't treat you like a child

Runaway boys

Your hair's all greasy and you feel like a slob
Only fifteen and you can't get a job
Run into the luncheonette and shoot a few games
Losing all your quarters man it's always the same

Well steal a couple of bucks to buy a new toy
Slip into the alley with the runaway boys

Runaway boys

Runnin' faster faster all the time
You're under age and God knows that's a crime

Get kicked out for coming home at dawn
Mom and Dad cursed the day you were born
Throw your clothes into the duffle bag
Shoutin' as ya slam the door home is a drag

Well who can I turn to where can I stay ?
I heard a place is open all night and all day
There's a place you can go where the cops don't know
You can act real wild they don't treat you like a child

Runaway boys

Runnin' faster faster all the time
You're under age and God knows that's a crime

Runaway boys
Runaway boys
Runaway boys
Runaway boys
Runaway boys