They Looked Away

THEY LOOKED AWAY

(Intro)

(Soft piano)

This is for everyone...

Who was qualified but ignored.

Who was family... but forgotten.

Who came from broken beginnings...

Yet refused to give up.

(Verse 1)

I came from broken beginnings, where every meal was a prayer,

Dreams were bigger than my pockets, but nobody seemed to care.

I studied, I worked, I sacrificed, believing my time would come,

But every application I submitted seemed to disappear for some.

I wasn't asking for shortcuts, I wasn't chasing a lie,

Just one honest opportunity before the years passed by.

The people who knew my story, the people who knew my name,

Had the power to open one small door... but nothing ever came.

(Pre-Chorus)

I kept asking myself...

"What more can I do?"

Maybe my season wasn't ready...

Maybe God was seeing me through.

(Chorus)

They looked away... they closed their eyes,

While I was trying to survive.

Even my own family passed me by,

Leaving me alone to ask God why.

But I kept believing, I kept the faith,

Though my heart was bruised each day.

Life can never stay the same forever...

That's why I never walked away.

(Verse 2)

I watched nephews receive attention while uncles stood unseen,

Not because they lacked value, but because they owned nothing.

When poverty becomes your surname, people forget your face,

They measure every human being by money instead of grace.

Some had connections, some had influence,

They could have spoken just one word.

Instead they watched from a distance,

Pretending they never heard.

Maybe they feared if they lifted me,

I'd one day rise too high.

So they protected every opportunity,

While I kept asking why.

They thought I never noticed...

They thought I couldn't tell.

But silence speaks the loudest language...

I learned that lesson well.

(Bridge)

So I stopped waiting for permission.

I stopped knocking on closed doors.

I placed my future in God's hands,

And kept working even more.

Every rejection made me stronger.

Every disappointment made me wise.

The same people who ignored my journey

Will one day witness my rise.

(Verse 3)

Whatever job eventually came, I took it with gratitude,

Because honest work has dignity, regardless of the magnitude.

Every small beginning became another stepping stone,

Teaching me that greatness is built when nobody is known.

One day my children will remember,

Not the tears I cried alone.

They'll remember I refused to quit,

And built a future of our own.

(Final Chorus)

They looked away... but God looked down.

He never left me on the ground.

Every closed door became a lesson,

Every delay became a blessing.

From broken beginnings, I'm rising today.

No bitterness will lead my way.

When my table overflows with bread,

I'll feed the hungry just as I said.

I'll open doors for those behind,

Because I know what it feels like.

To stand qualified... yet overlooked...

To keep believing through the night.

(Outro)

One day... they'll ask how I made it.

I'll simply smile and say...

"I kept believing when nobody believed in me.

I kept walking when everybody looked away.

I forgave those who forgot me.

And I trusted God... until my season came."

(Fade out with choir repeating)

"From broken beginnings... to a beautiful ending...

From broken beginnings... God was always with me..."