I saw her standing there
Tears upon her cheek told me something was wrong
I asked her what it was
She looked away and said my daddy's home

I knew what that meant
It meant that I could never see her again
I had seen this once before
I didn't wanna deal with it anymore

Look away she said, as she turned to me
And when I tried to hold her
I couldn't let her be
Let her be, let her be

I said why, why do you make me cry
She said, I love you so, look away
I don't wanna know
I saw her standing there
Tears upon her cheek told me something's wrong
I said, what baby
She looked away and said my daddy's home

Look away she said, and she turned to me
But darling, oh I loved her, couldn't let her be
Let her be, let her be

Look away, look away
She said, I love you so, look away


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    I don't know, I'm probably interpreting this way too much but it seems like it's a little deeper than racial issues that are pushing them apart. By her continuing to tell him to "look away" it seems like she's hurting herself and there's nothing he can do to stop her. I don't know how her saying "daddy's home" has anything to do with that, maybe she's crazy, I'm not sure. He says, "I don't want to deal with it anymore" and he can't "let her be." I'm probably analyzing too much but that was my first thought when I heard it.

    mkmooney91on March 09, 2010   Link

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