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Turn Away

I see the tear streaming down your face as I turn to walk away
My heart is broken by your suffering I'm at loss for words to say
How is all this possible? Doesn't anyone care at all?
Then I realize that they like me have just turned their eyes away

Turn away, turn away- I don't wanna have to see your face
Turn away, turn away- to my comfort; to my place
Life seems so unfair sometimes, but we can make it through the day
if we turn away.

I see them walking on the streets tonight as I turn and drive away
I wonder what they've done to find themselves without a place to stay
How does a family survive without a home?
Is there something more that I can do than just turn and drive away?

Turn away, turn away- I don't wanna have to see your face
Turn away, turn away- to my comfort; to my place
Life seems so unfair sometimes, but we can make it through the day
if we turn away.

I find myself thinking through the years and people in my life
What if no one took the time to care, what would that look like?
I stand and face the mirror and the reflection that I see
is a homeless dad and third world child and I cannot turn away

Turn away, turn away- I don't ever want to turn away
Turn away, turn away- from my comfort in this place
Life seems so unfair sometimes but we can make a better day
and never turn away
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