Runnin’ Scared

Hot night, he sees her comin'
Young girl, soon she'll be a woman
Street boy wins her with the sweet talk
Takes her down walkin' on the Boardwalk
He's eighteen, she's a little younger
When they touch, feels her body hunger
His car's headin' for the east side
She climbs in, here comes the wild ride

(Runnin' scared)
She wonders if she's growin' up too fast
(Runnin' scared)
She knows the little girl in her won't last
He can feel she's
(Runnin' scared)
Afraid to learn what all the others know
(Runnin' scared)
Of what will happen if she lets go

Top's down, radio is playin'
Sayin' things he wishes he was sayin'
Blonde hair blowin' into his face
They don't talk, but listen to their hearts race
She checks her lipstick in the mirror
Last chance, the moment's drawin' nearer
He pulls off onto the shoulder
Suddenly she feels a little older

(Runnin' scared)
She wonders if she's growin' up too fast
(Runnin' scared)
She knows the little girl in her won't last
But he can feel she's
(Runnin' scared)
Afraid to learn what all the others know
(Runnin' scared)
Of what will happen if she lets go

There's not a car in sight
She knows the first time never comes again
She may be young tonight
Her innocence perhaps to end
She knows she'll never feel this way again

(Runnin' scared)
She wonders if she's growin' up too fast
(Runnin' scared)
She knows the little girl in her won't last
He can feel she's
(Runnin' scared)
Afraid to learn what all the others know
(Runnin' scared)
Of what will happen if she lets go

She can feel she's
(Runnin' scared)
She wonders if she's growin' up too fast