I lost you as a child They took you far away so I took it hard Every once and every while I try to draw your face but it's missin' parts Ooh I still taste a little The blood that comes from spite when ya bite down hard And when it's all a riddle I piece it back together when I'm in the dark I run, I run, I run and Momma, how I long to hold your hand Momma, how I want you to understand Why I would run when you'd ask me to stay Tell me that the world was imagined this way I grew up in a hurry You said I'm filled with light and an endless love But really I'm just angry I spend my life just trying not to prove you wrong I run, I run, I run and Momma, how I long to hold your hand Momma, how I want you to understand Why I would run when you'd ask me to stay Tell me that the world was imagined this way Momma, how I long to Momma, how I want to Momma, would you ask me now to stay