Song Description

Who cares how we get all our stuff and how it may destroy the people who make it for us?

Lyrics

Just Look Away
Copyright © 2025 David Baumgarten
Bpm: 90 Key: E minor

[Verse 1]
I was seventeen, just killin' time,
Radio up, stars in my eyes.
Saw a man take a hit in the street,
Didn't ask, just laughed, let it be.
The horns were honkin', folks leaned out,
Windows down, cheerin,' shoutin'.
Never thought to stop or stay,
Just hit the gas and looked away.

[Chorus]
It don't take much to look away,
Easiest deal you'll ever make.
Don't ask questions, don't take the blame,
Just keep drivin'--look away.

[Verse 2]
Years went on, I lived real fine,
Didn't ask where the fruit came from the vine.
Didn't ask who stitched my clothes,
Didn't ask who paved these roads.
My house was warm, my belly full,
Didn't see the hands that had to pull
The heavy weight, the broken backs,
So I could sit here, livin' like this.

[Chorus]
It don't take much to look away,
Easiest deal you'll ever make.
Don't ask questions, don't take the blame,
Just keep on livin'--look away.

[Bridge]
But I wake up some nights, in a cold sweat,
See the roads I've walked, the eyes I've met.
All the things I let slide by,
All the faces I won't recognize.
Who pays the price for the life I lead?
Who do I owe for planting seed?
If I stop now, I can't turn back,
But Can I right the road, or just retrace the tracks?

[Chorus]
It don't take much to look away,
Easiest deal you'll ever make.
Don't ask questions, don't take the blame,
Just keep walkin'--look away.

[Outro]
So I ask myself, each step I take,
Who had to break so I could stay safe?
Who do I owe? Who do I blame?
Or do I just look away?