On your birthday I was afraid that he'd run away Leave us with no money to buy candles and cake for you I was so afraid. I was so afraid In November, he built a fence in pouring down rain That night in darkness we ran away in pouring down rain Oh, oh we were so afraid We were so afraid Oh, oh oh oh We ran far to Boston we went to live next to the trains We could never fall deep asleep but I still felt safe When I had your heart beat, fighting bad dreams Two more years until we can go home Oh, I was so afraid. I was so afraid