Look the Other Way

from Guilty as Anybody by Declan Kennedy

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On the side of the road there's a man who lost his home
When Christmas starts to get cold, he'll spend a day to find a coat
I'll spend a spare $20 pouring liquor down my throat

Hey, hey
Merry Christmas, Happy Day
But the next time I get paid when I end up there in his lane
I'll look the other way

There's a woman in the bar pouring out her heart
Stories about her scars and there all tearing us apart
And in the rain and the dark she's gonna get drunk and drive her car

Hey, hey
Merry Christmas, Happy Day
When she gets up to walk away, I know there's something I should say
But I just look the other way

Have you heard the news? Tommy tied himself a noose
And I was right there in his room, two months from turning 22
Now Tommy's turning in his tomb, his mother's howling at the moon

Hey, hey
Merry Christmas, Happy Day
And when we stand around his grave, I know there's nothing I can say
So I just look the other way

No there's nothing I can say, so I just look the other way
Hey, hey

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from Guilty as Anybody, released July 19, 2019

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