I was a young boy
Ghetto town
Nothin' around
Feelin' bound
Ain't nothin' I could do about it
They hear me now
They feel me now
They wonder how
I made it out
Back then was a different story
Got me howlin' why
Fallin' in the moonlight
I was on the run
From a loaded gun
Had to dig deep
Yeah, I been on the run from a smokin' gun
But it missed me
Got me howlin' why
Fallin' in the moonlight
I was a good girl
In a man's world
I had to learn
To wait my turn
And play the cards I was given
But I heard a cry
One lonely night
Somebody else
Who knew and felt
The bitter life I was livin
Got me howlin' why
Fallin' in the moonlight
I was on the run
From a loaded gun
Had to dig deep
I was on the run from a smokin' gun
But it missed me
Got me howlin' why
Fallin' in the moonlight
I'm on my way
Way on my own
Won't bleed for bread
Won't sell my soul
Done what it takes
God only knows
I'm on my way
I'm wayward home
I was on the run
From a loaded gun
Had to dig deep
I was on the run from a smokin' gun
But it missed me
Got me howlin' why
Fallin' in the moonlight