Joe Purdy - Runaway Children lyrics

I was born an only child On a warm Jersey night. My mother was a dressmaker, My father drove a truck My family never was much good When it came to money-luck...no. Me and my best friend took to stealing When we were only 16. And one year in the county jail Made a man out of Tommy and me. We caught the train to New York, We thought we were so tough We started fighting for quick cash, We decided we didn't need the money that bad. We were the runaway children Always lost in the dark Trying to forget where we came from, Trying to make a new start. Oh, but it was so hard. Earned my first honest dollar Workin' at the mill outside of town Tommy went elsewhere Never did like the sound of a poor man cryin'. Tommy got mixed up with people, The kind of people you just don't get mixed up with And they beat him so bad, he... He almost didn't live to regret it...but he did. Uh, thank God he did. We were the runaway children Still lost in the dark Trying to forget where we came from Trying to make a new start Oh, but it was so hard...so hard...it was just so hard. But Tommy moved eight years ago Out to Las Vegas Now he sweeps the floors in the casinos Oh, and he gambles when he's able. When will he ever learn? When will he ever learn? And me, I went back home, Oh, and I made it just in time To say I'm sorry for what I'd done Right before my mother died. Now I drive a truck Just like I swore I never would, But I need the money worse than I need the luck. I know my old man just did the best that he could with what he had. It's funny the things we finally learn how to have of We were just runaway children Lost in the dark Trying to forget where we came from Oh but we never, we never made it that far...never made it that far. Oh, but it's still so hard...it's still so hard.