Walk On By (song)

### Writer(s)

RAYE • CHAD that lad • Isabella Sjöstrand • Anton Göransson • Aaron Williams (UK)

### Producer(s)

Anton Göransson • Aaron Williams (UK)

**"Walk On By"** is the eighth track on RAYE’s debut mini-album, *Euphoric Sad Songs*.

## Background

In a documentary uploaded to Raye’s YouTube channel she said:

> ”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.”
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## Lyrics

Baby, if you see me tonight

Don't say hi

Walk on by

I, I am one year sober 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

We made sweet lovin' (Oh)

Then I climbed out of bed, left a kiss on your neck, let you sleep alone

Oh, 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

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)

Oh, 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)

Yeah, mmm

Tried to picture me tipsy in the cab home, yeah

On the Sunset Strippin' skies of California, uh

As the tears rolled down and fall onto my phone

Saw a text from you sayin', "Where did you go?"

We made sweet lovin' (Oh)

Then I climbed out of bed, left a kiss on your neck, let you sleep alone

Oh, 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

So, baby, if you see me tonight

Don't say hi

Don't you dare look in my eyes (Don't, don't, don't, don't do it)

Walk on by, no, no, no (Don't, don't, don't, don't do it, no, no)

Oh, 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)

Don't you dare leave

Stop the piece I found without you, baby

Don't say hi

Walk on by

Bye, bye, bye

Bye, bye

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

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

Oh, baby, if you see me tonight (No, no, no, no, no)

Don't say hi to me

Walk on, pass by me, baby

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