Milk Carton Child

Growing up all I wanted
Was to be a milk-carton child
Be a face on a poster

With the word 'MISSING' above a smile
Just to be wanted for a while
Have the whole town searched through and through
But really, they just forgot about you

But instead all I got was
18 years of being left on the run
Yet no one ever found me

And the world keeps on spinning round
Moving to the same old sound
Everyone rushing on and on
Never knowing you were born

Not that I cared, I mean
Being forgotten meant I was free
Free to do whatever I wanted
Be who I wanna be

But see milk-carton children
They had families who cared
But since I had none, I decided to run
And nobody gave a damn

But see, milk-carton children
They could go on back home
And since I had none, no choice but to run
'Cause I was all on my own

Growing up, all I wanted
Was to feel like I really belonged
Have a home, and a family

Someone to love me when I'm wrong
Someone to tell me to be strong
Someone to hug and say goodnight
Someone to tell me it's alright

But instead, all I got was
18 years of being left all alone
Cast aside, and forgotten

Shoved in a box and thrown away
Left to moulder and decay
No one there to hear me cry
And soon I stopped asking why

Not that I cared, I mean
Being alone was every teen's dream
Shut the doors so no one can listen
To you shout and scream

But see milk-carton children
They had families who cared
But since I had none, I decided to run
And nobody gave a damn

But see, milk-carton children
They could go on back home
And since I had none, no choice but to run
'Cause I was all on my own

So I did the things that I had to do for me to survive
Had to learn to fend for myself, for me to thrive
I broke apart a car, hot-wired it and ran at fourteen years old
I ran from the cops, yeah they chased me good
Driving the same chev-role
I learned to steal my things in a matter of seconds
Almost got into a fight and realized I need a weapon
So I nicked a gun away, got caught but ran
Even used the gun before, threatening a guy to rob them
My foster parents? Nah, they were shit
They didn't care about me one bit
So I stuck it to my own, until I got old, and disappeared and bam!
The world never cared, no one ever gave a damn
They would rough me up, tough me up, my life was a scam
So I gave up being happy, at the world I yelled
Yeah I've done shitty things so see you all in Hell!

Not that I cared, I mean
Being forgotten meant I was free
Free to do whatever I wanted
Be who I wanna be

But see milk-carton children
They had families who cared
But since I had none, I decided to run
And nobody gave a damn

But see, milk-carton children
They could go on back home
And since I had none, no choice but to run
'Cause I was all on my own