Dead End Justice
Runaways Lyrics

I'm a blond bombshell and I wear it well
I am a confident and attractive person with blonde hair.

You're momma says you go straight to hell
Your mother thinks you are a bad person who will end up in hell.

I'm sweet sixteen and a rebel queen
I am a teenage girl who is rebellious and fearless.

I look real hot in my tight blue jeans
I look very attractive wearing my tight blue jeans.

Dead end kids in the danger zone
Teenagers living in poverty and with no bright future in sight.

All of you are drunk or stoned
Everyone seems to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Dead end kids you're not alone
You are not the only one in your situation, there are others alike.

You sleep in the street when you're not at home
You end up sleeping on the street when you can't be at home.

Long hot summers make you wanna fight
Excessive heat during the summer makes you more aggressive.

The roar of the city lasts all night
The noises and sounds of the city are present all night long.

You like drugs you like brew
You enjoy taking drugs and drinking alcohol.

You won't believe what I can do to you
You don't know the extent of the things I am capable of doing.

I got away clean with my fake ID
I successfully escaped punishment or capture with my fake identification.

No more school or mommy for me
I'm no longer attending school nor living with my mother.

Stealing cars and breaking hearts
I steal cars and hurt or upset people's feelings.

Pills and thrills and acting smart
I take drugs to feel stimulated and more intelligent.

In the naked city, spaces ain't that pretty
In the city there are ugly and empty spaces.

As I was getting dusted, I happened to get busted
As I was taking drugs, I happened to get caught by the police.

Oh yes, I was arrested, oh God, how I protested
I was arrested and I was not happy about it at all.

They beat me with a board, it hurt just like a sword
The police officers hit me with a board, and it felt very painful.

They kicked me in the eye, my brain began to fry
They kicked me in the eye and caused damage to my brain.

This is like a movie, I know I'm gonna scream
This seems like a scene from a movie, and I feel like I am going to scream.

All the pain that I feel makes me feel mean
The physical and emotional pain I am going through makes me feel angry and nasty.

It's so sad and crazy here, I think I'm gonna cry
The situation here is very heartbreaking and insane. I feel like crying.

If I don't wake up from this dream
If I don't get out of this situation, which seems like a nightmare to me.

I think I'm gonna die
I feel like I'm going to die because of the pain and agony I'm experiencing.

Where am I?
I'm unaware of my location and surroundings.

Your in a cheap run down teenage jail that's where
You are in a low-quality, rundown juvenile detention center.

Oh my God
An expression of shock or surprise.

Yeah, blondie you're gonna be here till your 18 so get used to it
You are going to be in jail until you turn 18, so you better start getting used to it.

Behind the bars, there's a superstar
In jail, there are people with extraordinary talents that cannot or have not been expressed.

Who never had a chance, she could sing, she could dance
A talented person who was never given the opportunity to sing and dance.

You don't sing and dance in juvie honey
You are in here to serve time and not to show off your talents.

Behind the walls, they've seen it all, gotta have, gotta have
In jail, people have gone through and experienced everything, but they still don't have what they need:

Justice, justice
Fair treatment under the law.

Don't want your law and order
I don't believe in your way of law and enforcement of order.

Or world wide disorder
The situation is not only chaotic in the jail but also all around the world.

What you in for? Wouldn't you like to know?
Someone is questioning why you are in jail.

Behind the fence, there is no defense
Behind the fence of the jail, you have no protection or defense.

There's murder, rape and bribery in and out, burglary
There is a lot of crime such as murder, rape, and stealing happening inside and outside the jail.

You don't look so tough, oh, I been around
Someone is saying that they are not intimidated by you and have been through things before.

On the planet sorrow, there is no tomorrow gonna get
In a place where there is a lot of sadness and despair, you can't expect a better tomorrow.

Justice, justice
People still want fair and just treatment under the law.

Don't want your law and order
People don't believe in the current system of law and order.

Or world wide disorder
People don't want the world to be so chaotic and full of conflict.

You can't turn off the tears
You can't stop yourself from crying.

They crawl in juvenile hall cruel reform schools
People's tears are ignored and abandoned in juvenile detention centers and cruel reform schools.

They don't smile, they got no bail or jury trial
People detained in these facilities do not experience joy or hope, nor do they have the chance to be freed or receive a fair trial by jury.

Joan, lets break out tonite okay Cherie, what's the plan?
Two people are planning to break out of the jail.

You grab the guard, in the prison yard
One person will grab a guard in the jail yard in order to escape.

Get his keys and gun, we'll run
Once the guard's keys and gun are obtained, both of them will escape.

My old man's waiting outside in a van is he handsome?
One person's father will help them escape in a van, and the other is asking if the father is good-looking.

You'll see ?cause you know, we gotta be free
We will find out when we see the father, but we are determined to be free.

We'll go far through the prison yard
We will get through the jail yard to run away.

You and me, we will be free
Both of us will be free if we successfully escape.

Just be safe, don't be late
Be careful and don't be too slow.

If you see the guard don't hesitate
If you see the guard, don't wait to act.

But Joan I'm getting tired, I've run out of fire
One person is getting tired and feels like they have already put in enough effort.

I can't go any farther but Cherie you must try harder
The other person is telling Cherie that she must try harder since they cannot.

Joan, I'm down, my ankle, I can't go on, but I can't leave you
One person's ankle hurts and doesn't allow them to continue, but they can't leave the other person behind.

What do I do? Save yourself you know what you gotta do
The other person suggests that one person should save themselves if they can.

Oh my God
An exclamatory phrase used to show disbelief or shock.