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BRENT PARLANE - Lyrics
I Turned Away
Words and Music: Brent Parlane
From 'Happy Note'
As I walked out one morning I heard
a lonesome sound
A man who looked a lot like me sat crying on the ground
I'm lost, I'm lost and can't get back!" was what I heard
him say
I said, "Friend, what trials have you been through
to make you feel this way
He looked at me with tear stained eyes
and told his sorry tale
And though I'd never met him I felt I knew him well
He'd lived the life of a family man he, all his time, had truth
but somehow he'd lost his kindness and didn't know what to do
Chorus: I heard someone calling, calling
for me,
Calling my name some poor refugee
But I did not give him the time of day
I Turned Away, I Turned Away, I turned Away
As I stood and listened to him I looked
inside myself
I saw there was no difference between him and anyone else
As I walk on this morning along this prison wall
I realised if we've lost our kindness
We've got nothing at all
Chorus: I heard someone calling, calling
for me,
Calling my name some poor refugee
But I did not give him the time of day
I Turned Away, I Turned Away, I turned Away
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