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To: AugustWest who wrote (1468)4/7/1998 8:49:00 AM
From: AugustWest  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2095
 
Look Away

People in the world today
Do you hear what each other say
Or Look away

Angle in red tonight on the street
Shake-n-move like a piece of meat
There's hometown on the other corner
Waiting for the kids. They'd like some more
Look away.

North, south, east, and west
We swear to God that our country's the best
Have everything have all we need
Little too much hate and greed
Look away.

Instead of looking for solutions
We treat each other like animals
Need more money build 'em jails
Maybe that'll balance out the scales
Look away.

Men with badges out tonight
Lookin' for anyone that they don't like
They say what we got is a problem
Blah blah blah... it's us against them
Please look away
So far away,
The other way.

They point their fingers at you and me
Do they know the real enemy?
If you ask me I'll tell you it's so
Everybody fears what they don't know
Look away,
Look away,
So far away,
The other way.

-1988 ( originally a song. The ch. is modified and incorporated into the end of each stanza. I also added to 2nd and 5th stanza to support the rhythm.)