RUN TO YOU

I know that when you look at me
There's so much that you just don't see
But if you would only take the time
I know in my heart you'd find
Oh, oh, a girl who's scared sometimes
Who isn't always strong
Can't you see the hurt in me?
I feel so all alone

(Chorus:)
I wanna run to you
Ooh, ooh
I wanna run to you
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Won't you hold me in your arms
And keep me safe from harm?
I wanna run to you
Ooh, ooh
But if I come to you
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Tell me, will you stay
Or will you run away?

Each day, each day I play the role
Of someone always in control
But at night I come home and turn the key
There's nobody there, no one cares for me
Oh, oh, what's the sense
Of trying hard to find your dreams
Without someone to share it with
Tell me what this means

(Repeat chorus)

(Bridge:)
I need ya here
I need ya here to wipe away my tears
To kiss away my fears
If you only knew how much...

(Repeat chorus)

ALL OF US NEED SOMEONE TO RUN TO

WE GET WEAK, WE GET TIRED, WE GET EXHAUSTED

INTO THESE SITUATIONS, THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A

TIGHT HUG TO MAKE US FEEL SECURE AND HOPEFUL

I HAVE GIVEN MANY HUGS

I STOOD BY FRIENDS THROUGH THICK AND THIN

I EVEN GAMBLED MY LIFE FOR A FRIEND

BUT LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME

LATELY, WAS THERE A FRIEND TO STAND BY ME?

WAS THERE A FRIEND TO ACCOMPANY ME?

THE PEOPLE I CALL FRIENDS WERE TOO BUSY, NOT HOME, HARD TO FIND.

YES, IT DOES HURT ME KNOWING THAT I DON’T GET

THE SAME WHEN I AM IN NEED

BUT A WISE MAN TOLD ME THIS,

“YOU KNOW RED, FRIENDS ARE NOT MIRRORS”

RUDE AWAKENING, ayt?

THIS MADE ME REALIZE A VERY IMPORTANT TRUTH IN LIFE

YOU DON’T EXPECT THEM TO BE LIKE YOU, TO DO WHAT YOU DO

BECAUSE A FRIEND FOR THEM MAY NOT BE THE SAME FOR YOU.

THAT WISE MAN WAS RIGHT. I TEND TO LOOK AT MYSELF AS A FRIEND

I EXPECT A LOT FROM FRIENDS THE SAME WAY THEY CAN EXPECT A LOT FROM ME.

REALITY CHECK…

I AM NOT THEIR FAMILY, I AM NOT THEIR SPECIAL SOMEONE

I AM JUST A FRIEND, IF A FRIEND AT ALL.

AS I SAID, FRIEND ISSUES HURT ME, A LOT.

MOVING ON, I REALLY WANT TO THANK THOSE PEOPLE,

MOSTLY STRANGERS, WHO STOOD BY ME IN MY MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS

I CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH.

JUST CALL ME WHEN YOU NEED MY HELP, I’LL BE THERE.

I MAY NOT BE A BIG HELP BUT I WILL HELP YOU IN THE BEST THAT I CAN.

AND THE NEXT TIME I NEED SOMEONE TO RUN TO, I’LL LET YOU KNOW

BUT THIS TIME, I DON’T EXPECT…

I JUST HOPE…