Don't Turn Around
The Next R.E.V.Olution Lyrics

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I don't want you coming round this house anymore, baby
You know I hate to say it breaks my heart
I don't want you coming round this house anymore, baby
You know it breaks my heart

You know I'm gonna have to put you down
Lord, six feet underground

Your mother came around the other day, ya know
She knocked on the door
She said, Is anybody in there? I said, Lord no, no, no, no

You gotta stop comin' round this house, baby
You know it breaks my heart

I hate to put you down baby
But, Lord, you know, I gotta have a fresh new start

You know, I was in my house the other day
I heard a knock on the door
I was loving another woman, ya know
A man's voice said,Hey, I gotta go back
I jumped up, and I heard him say, I gotta go back to the store

How many times can we get lucky, baby?
Lord, before your man finds out

You know I don't mind dying, baby
Lord, I just wanna know so I can find out
So I can get ready
Alright, baby. Alright!
So, I'm gonna go back to my momma's house
I think I'm gonna have to ask her if I can move back in
Nothing wrong with that!

The only problem, ya know
My mama is hangin' out with her with old high school friend
He said I can't come back
I had to go down the road

So I went to ask my father, ya know
Lord, can you take me in the shape I'm in?

Alright, hit me again, baby!

Overall Meaning

In the song “Don’t Turn Around” by The Next R.E.V.Olution, the lyrics speak of perseverance and determination in relationships. The opening verse is a plea not to hide from the truth of what is inside oneself and the relationship, but to face it head-on. There’s an acknowledgment that the fight to save the relationship won’t be easy, but it needs to be done. The second verse emphasizes that time may pass, but the love between the two still remains, and they can get through any difficulties if they hold on to their belief in themselves and their relationship. The chorus reiterates the belief that they can turn the love around and not give up on each other.

Overall, the message of the song is that love takes work, and it’s not always easy. However, it’s worth it to fight for a relationship and not give up at the first sign of trouble. The lyrics use poetic language to convey this message, but it’s a universal theme that anyone can relate to.

Line by Line Meaning

What’s the point of hiding
Why hide from what we already know?

We know what’s here inside
We understand our true feelings

We know we can’t deny
We can't pretend our feelings don't exist

I don’t know how to start it
I'm unsure of how to begin

But I won’t give up this fight
But I won't give up on this struggle

’Cause I ‘gotta know we tried
Because I need to know we gave it our all

There’s no reason we should stop believing
We have no reason to lose faith

we can turn this love around
We have the power to fix our relationship

we can do this
We have the ability to succeed

I know we’ll get through it
I am confident we will make it through

If we turn this love around
If we work together to restore our love