From the recording Leave the World a Little Better than You Found It
From the “Leave the World a Little Better than You Found It” album
Lyrics
1. WALK AWAY
MUSIC AND LYRICS: RICHARD HOLLEY
VOCALS: JOE LAPALLO
WHEN YOU CALL ME NAMES
WE SHOULD CALL IT A DAY
WHEN YOUR TEMPER STRAINS
I JUST WALK AWAY, I JUST WALK AWAY,
YEAH, YEAH, I JUST WALK AWAY
WHEN YOU GIVE ME GRIEF
THERE’S NOTHING MUCH I CAN SAY
I NEED TO GET SOME RELIEF
SO I JUST WALK AWAY, I JUST WALK AWAY,
YEAH, YEAH, I JUST WALK AWAY
I TRY TO HELP YOU FIND YOURSELF
BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS YOU’VE NEVER HAD
YOUR DADDY LEFT YOU WHEN YOU WERE JUST A CHILD
AND I KNOW IT HURT YOU REAL BAD
YOU’RE SO INSECURE THAT I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
AND I’M TRYING SO HARD
TO MAKE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE
DON’T MAKE ME WALK AWAY
YOU’RE LIKE A KEG OF DYNAMITE
A LITTLE SPARK WILL SET YOU OFF
IF YOU’RE MAD PEOPLE RUN FOR THEIR LIVES
BUT I’M GONNA WALK, I’M GONNA WALK AWAY,
YEAH, YEAH,
I JUST WALK AWAY, WU-WHO-OOH
I TRY TO HELP YOU FIND YOURSELF
BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS YOU’VE NEVER HAD
YOUR DADDY LEFT YOU WHEN YOU WERE JUST A CHILD
AND I KNOW IT HURT YOU REAL, REAL BAD
I’M HARDLY A SAINT
BUT I’M RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE WITH YOU
MY FRIENDS ALL SAY, OUR TIME TOGETHER IS THROUGH
DON’T MAKE ME WALK AWAY, AH-AH
I TRY TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU LIKE
I TRY TO DO EVERYTHING YOUR WAY
YOU’RE LIKE A VIPER THAT’S READY TO STRIKE
SO I JUST WALK AWAY, I JUST WALK AWAY, YEAH, YEAH
I JUST WALK AWAY, WU-WHO-OOH
I JUST WALK AWAY, I’M GONNA WALK AWAY
I’M GONNA WALK AWAY FROM YOU
AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DO
I’M GONNA WALK AWAY