Hootie & The Blowfish：Meaning of Look Away Songmeaning

The song "Look Away" by Hootie & The Blowfish tells the story of a couple's difficult situation. The woman is crying and when the man asks what's wrong, she reveals that her father has returned home, which means that their relationship is over. This has happened before and the man doesn't want to deal with it anymore. The woman tells him to look away and not try to hold her, but he can't help but love her. She tells him to look away again and that she doesn't want to know why he makes her cry. The song is about the pain of loving someone who you can't be with because of circumstances beyond your control.