Walk Away Renee
The Left Banke
Written by Michael Brown, Bob Calilli and Tony Sansone; released as a single 
with "I Haven't Got The Nerve" as the B–side, and on the album "Walk Away 
Renee/Pretty Ballerina".

Intro:
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Verse:
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          And     when I          see     the sign that


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                  points one  way,


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          The     lot     we      used    to  pass    by


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                  every   day,

Refrain:
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          Just    walk a  –   way,        Re– née,            you


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  won't   see me  follow      you     back    home,


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          The     empty       side –  walks   on      my


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  block   are     not the     same,


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          You're  not to      blame.


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Verse:
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          From    deep in   –     side    the tears   that


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          I       forced  to  cry,


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          From    deep in  –  side        the pain    that


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          I       chose   to  hide,

Refrain:
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          Just    walk a  –   way,        Re– née,            you


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  won't   see me  follow      you     back    home,


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  on      my      weary       eyes,


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          For     me  it      cries.

Bridge (solo):
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Refrain:
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          Just    walk a  –   way,        Re– née,            you


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  won't   see me  follow      you     back    home,


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  on      my      weary       eyes,


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Verse:
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          Your    name and        mine    in  –   side a      heart


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              up– on  a       wall


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          Still   finds   a   way         to  haunt   me,


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          though  they're     small.
                      so
Refrain:
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          Just    walk a  –   way,        Re– née,            you


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  won't   see me  follow      you     back    home,


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          The     empty       side –  walks   on      my


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  block   are     not the     same,


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          You're  not to      blame.

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