I'm running with my baby
and I'm out
of breath.
I'm running with my baby
and I think I'll call her
Beth.
She'll grow up
to be a someone
that I'm not.
When I grabbed you
just now
that was my immediate thought.
I'm running with my baby
far away
from here
but what I have done
leaves me
in the adrenaline of fear.
I must keep moving
forward
and look straight ahead.
Now I wish
I hadn't made this mistake
instead.
They'll catch up with us
and take our dreams
away
for this child
in my arms
cannot stay.
She belongs
to another
who must hate me
as I make a desperate bid
to break
free.
So I'm running with this baby
and she begins
to cry.
To be smothered in a blanket
is no way
to die.
I'm running with this baby
and I'm out
of breath
as I held her too tight
causing
her death.
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and I'm out
of breath.
I'm running with my baby
and I think I'll call her
Beth.
She'll grow up
to be a someone
that I'm not.
When I grabbed you
just now
that was my immediate thought.
I'm running with my baby
far away
from here
but what I have done
leaves me
in the adrenaline of fear.
I must keep moving
forward
and look straight ahead.
Now I wish
I hadn't made this mistake
instead.
They'll catch up with us
and take our dreams
away
for this child
in my arms
cannot stay.
She belongs
to another
who must hate me
as I make a desperate bid
to break
free.
So I'm running with this baby
and she begins
to cry.
To be smothered in a blanket
is no way
to die.
I'm running with this baby
and I'm out
of breath
as I held her too tight
causing
her death.
******