[Verse 1: Wulf]
Seventeen in a day, lives in an autumn leaf-clad cottage
She exists in the past... in the memory of a photograph that remains in her Dad's wallet
Posters on her walls of rockstars - from a time that sadly Cherry couldn't recall
And above the face of one of them were her father's words, that read:
"Stare at them all you like; but you won't personify the life
Of a groupie's adrenaline, a misfit in ecstasy
A reckless adolescent won't be the pith of my legacy"
It's safe to say that, her Granddad wished for a sheltered teen
And it's with great regret that I inform you, that they laid her mother to rest
Though her spirit was kept in a collection of records, hidden under her bed
So there are days where you'll find her detached from herself
Playing Pink Floyd's 'I Wish You Were Here', because it mapped how she felt when her
Younger sibling's actions had dealt
The painfully played
'Ace of the Spades'
Into her Mother's hand, and deep down she also felt attached to the guilt
[Chorus: The Busker]
Well she's running away
From a broken world
And she don't want to stay
Oh, she's a Getaway Girl
[Verse 2: Wulf]
In possession of a smile that dispels the rain, and a desire to feel mature
Cherry walks with a slightly over-confident step
Holding a level of forever-and-ever fading respect
And if you say she can't, well then she will do it
I guess you could say, that she's a modern day 'Joan Jett - Runaway' version of a "Cherry" bomb
A seductive teen with a rebellious streak that's gone oh so very wrong
You see her body's a j**el that's now tainted, like a Blood Diamond
Every weekend it seems like she's wasted; she runs riot
Says she's only fifteen and she's having fun flying and she will land when she feels like it
However Penny was as clean as the whistle she sounded
When she found her sister surrounded
By alcohol, illicit substance, and fake friends
Cherry's vision was clouded
Capturing her life through a fake lens
And as all the smoke lingers, the mirrors were shrouded
But she felt as if that was her only way out, and so
[Chorus: The Busker]
[Bridge: Wulf]
Penny took her sister home, and she played a record
Where in memory of their mother - they were dancing
Her Granddad walked in and asked; "Who are you dancing with Cherry?"
She replied without giving it thought - "I'm obviously dancing with Penny."
[Verse 3: Wulf]
Tears welled up in her Granddad's eyes, and he set about stopping the music
"The doctors warned me this may happen again, as they said it can be often confusing
You're a single child, and Penny was your mother's name
It's such a shame that she pa**ed away but just know that she knows that your love remained
As you had run away, well
I'm sure you remember how her subtle flame
Extinguished as she forgot the brakes
But just know that she knows that your love remains
That your love remains!
For the doctors told me you invented an ego, to deal with the sudden loss, and
In that ego you invested all that subsequently your mother was, yet
At the same time you had to be yourself, and you had to deal with the pain
So you drank yourself numb before turning to d**, until you couldn't remember her name
'Cause you think that you've found, some kind of easy escape
A getaway plan from all of your heartbreak
[Guitar solo: The Busker]
[Chorus: The Busker]