Walk Away

You feel the damp in the evening air

You see them standing, you can feel their stare

You hear their insults, you can hear them shout

You try to answer but no words come out

Your face gets hotter as the anger rise

You can see excitement in their eyes

As they free their aggression in the usual way

It's easier to fight, harder just to walk away

The streets are empty as you're going home

You got your collar turned against the cold

You're tired and hungry and you're fit to drop

The rain is pouring won't it ever stop

You hear a voice from the alleyway

Saying "Come here boy don't I know your name"

And there's no use in running so you gotta stay

It's easier to fight, harder just to walk away

The corner boys on the march again

Got a size 10 boot where they keep their brain

Drinking cheap wine acting hard and loud

You cross the road get lost in the crowd

You feel your heart beat as the taunts ring out

No comprehension what it's all about

They don't need a reason for this anyway

But it's easier to fight, harder just to walk away

So you stand and lash out, though you know that it's wrong

And it's hard to believe that's how we get along

Here in every city, happens every day

Easier just to fight, easier just to fight

Easier just to fight than walk away

No sense of logic in a flying fist

No point in calculating what they've missed

That's what we made them, it's not their fault

We just ignored them when they needed taught

You hear a voice from inside your head

Saying "With that life you'd be better off dead"

You know they got no hope from day to day

But it's hard to try and help, much easier to walk away