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And look who's come along for the ride...Mary J, with one of her helpful hip hop chorus things, just to add a taste of sweetness to 'Cris's endlessly bleak vision of what being a girl is like these days.

And BOY is it tough. You've got underage pregnancy, domestic violence, drug problems, the lot...And in the end, every single one of the poor ladies in this song end up having to pack their things and leave the awful situations they have faced, just to see if they can't start a new life somewhere better.

Course, Ludacris being a cocky sort of chap, his little extra message of hope to the girls in question is that they should shut their eyes and imagine that he is running away with them.

What are you trying to do, fella? Haven't they SUFFERED ENOUGH?

A ChartBlog Counsellor Writes: If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this song, or this review, please don't imagine yourself starting a new life with an over-amourous rap star. Why not imagine yourself having loads of money, a nice house, lovely friends and a brilliant job instead? It takes the same amount of imagination, and you don't have to keep an imaginary eye out for wandering hands...

Released: February 12th

(Fraser McAlpine)