[Intro]
Baby, if you see me tonight
Don't say hi
Walk on by
[Verse 1]
I, I am one year sober now from your lips, oh, yeah
At the Mondrian Hotel in California
The temptation called me, I couldn't say no
So I let you hold my heart once more
[Pre-Chorus]
We made sweet lovin' (Oh)
Then I climbed out of bed, left a kiss on your neck, let you sleep alone
Oh, I let you sleep alone, oh
So sweet, mean lovin'
I shut the door, took the wine, and I drank and I cried 'til I let you go
[Chorus]
So, baby, if you see me tonight
Don't say hi
(Don't, don't, don't, don't do it)
Walk on by
(Don't, don't, don't, don't do it, no, no)
So, baby, if you see me tonight
(Don't, don't, don't, don't do it)
Don't say hi
(Don't, don't, don't, don't do it)
Walk on by
(Don't, don't, don't, don't do it, no, no)
By
(Don't, don't, don't, don't do it, no, no)
[Verse 2]
Yeah, mmm
Tried to picture me tipsy in the cab home, yeah
On the Sunset Strippin' skies in California, uh
As the tears roll down and fall onto my phone
Saw a text from you sayin', “Where did you go?”
[Pre-Chorus]
We made sweet lovin' (Oh)
Then I climbed out of bed, left a kiss on your neck, let you sleep alone
Oh, I let you sleep alone, oh
So sweet, mean lovin'
I shut the door, took the wine, and I drank and I cried 'til I let you go
[Chorus]
So, baby, if you see me tonight
Don't say hi (Don't you dare look in my eyes)
Walk on by (No, no, no)
(Don't, don't, don't, don't do it, no, no)
So, baby, if you see me tonight
(Don't, don't, don't, don't do it)
Don't say hi
(Don't, don't, don't, don't do it)
Walk on by
(Don't, don't, don't, don't do it, no, no)
(Don't, don't, don't, don't do it, no, no)
[Post-Chorus]
Don't you dare disturb
The peace I found without you, baby
Don't say hi
Walk on by
Bye, bye, bye
Bye, bye
[Bridge]
Oh, if you see me tonight, if you see me tonight
No, don't, don't, don't, don't come find me
Don't, don't, don't, don't try me
Don't you dare sip your wine, baby, bottle it up
If you see me tonight, I want cold as ice
No, don't, don't, don't, don't come find me
I can't let you remind me
[Chorus]
Baby, if you see me tonight
Don't say hi
Walk on by
Oh, baby, if you see me tonight
Don't say hi
Walk on by
You better, no, you better (So, baby, if you see me tonight)
Don't say hi
Walk on by
So, baby, if you see me tonight (No, no, no, no, no)
Don't say hi to me
Walk on, pass by me, baby
[Outro]
Oh, if you see me tonight, if you see me tonight
No, don't, don't, don't, don't come find me
Don't, don't, don't, don't try me
Don't you dare sip your wine, baby, bottle it up
If you see me tonight, I want cold as ice
No, don't, don't, don't, don't come find me
I can't let you remind me
Walk on By was written by CHAD that lad & Isabella Sjöstrand & Anton Göransson & Aaron Williams (UK) & RAYE.
Walk on By was produced by Anton Göransson & Aaron Williams (UK).
RAYE released Walk on By on Fri Nov 20 2020.
That song, it’s so like fulfilling to sing these lyrics and mean them. And to be able to tell somebody: “If you see me out, don’t come and talk to me. Let me do my thing, you go and get on with your shit and I’m getting on with mine”. It’s like taking the power back.
–RAYE