Walk On By
Gloria Gaynor Lyrics

You always said my eyes
The singer's eyes were often called windows to her soul

Were the windows of my soul
Thus, she could not hide her emotions from the person she addresses

You could always fill my love
The addressee was aware of their love for one another

And pain without been told
They were empathetic without being verbally told of the artist's pain

I never knew how, but I don't
The artist became uncomfortable with the addressee being able to read her innermost feelings

Even dare to look at you now
So much so that she cannot even look at them anymore

So, if you see me walking down the street
In the event that the addressee sees her walking down the street

And I start to cry each time we leave
The artist becomes emotional every time they part ways

Walk on by, walk on by
She wants the addressee to ignore her and walk away

Make believe
She wants the addressee to pretend

That you don't see the tears
To ignore her tears

Just let me grieve
To allow her to mourn in peace

In private 'cause each time I see you
The sight of the addressee makes her emotional

I break down and cry, ooh baby
To a point where she can't help but cry every time she sees them

Walk on by, ooh darling
She wants them to ignore her presence and keep walking

Please, walk on by
She beseeches them to leave her alone

I don't want to you to see me cry
She does not want the addressee to witness her vulnerability

Please, please
She is imploring them

Baby, baby don't stop
She wants the addressee to completely walk away

So, if you ever love
If the addressee had ever loved her

Look the other way
She requests them to disregard her existence

There is anything left to say
Because there is no more communication left for them

Anyway
In any case

I just can't get over losing you
The artist is having trouble getting past their breakup

And so if I seem broken and blue
Her distress is visible

Walk on by, walk on by
She wants them to ignore her

Foolish pride
She wishes to preserve some of her pride

Is all that I have left
Since the addressee had hurt her badly

So let me hide
She requests that they do not watch her breakdown

The tears and the sadness you gave me
The addressee's actions have brought about sadness and tears

When you said goodbye, ooh baby
When they bid each other farewell

Walk on by, oh sugar
She is still begging them to leave

I don't want to see me cry
She does not want to be seen as vulnerable

All the tears that I have cry
She has already shed a lot of tears

I don't have nothing left to say
There is nothing more to say or do about their relationship

Please take your head, look the other way
She again requests them to ignore her presence

Wow, wow, wow, walk on by
She pleads with them to get out of her life

Walk on by
One last reminder to them to leave her alone and to move on