2025 Competition Entry:

Don’t Look Back by Rebekkah Dreskin

Genre

Pop

Co-writer(s)

no

Performer(s)

All me.

Description

I originally wrote a version of this song in 1998. I re-worked it in late 2024 to submit as a country-pop song for consideration by Dolly Parton. A contest, if you will. Needless to say I was rejected. But… I’m not looking back.

Bio

Rebekkah Dreskin-Evans is a singer, songwriter, and producer entrapped in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Under her worn belt she’s got 2 EPs, and 5 full length albums, with a 6th coming in late 2025. Her unique writing style, “smart-ass pop,” is thoughtful, energetic and catchy. It is fun and intense music with, infectious rhythms, and unforgettable melodies.

Various descriptions of her style/sound/kind include:
– Angry Girl Pop (with a side of covers)
– Postmodern Lipstick Pop
– Smart-ass Mom Rock
– Lesbian Music
– Annoying

Lyrics

Don’t Look Back 2024
©December 2024 ~ Rebekkah Dreskin-Evans

[Verse 1]
Take that first step. Never look back. That’s how your journey begins.
Let them… say you’re crazy, and laugh at your dreams – you don’t have to bend.
‘Cause every time you sing – it’s a little revolution.

[Pre-Chorus]
You can’t succeed without a little defeat.
Take a stand, with a song so sweet.
Just remember when you feel the beat…

[Chorus]
Don’t look back… you’ll never be free
From the “what ifs” of missed opportunity.
Don’t look back… Sing out a new song & right another wrong.
Leave behind the places now gone
Forget all about the hearts never won.
No matter how hard you try, or how fast you run – you
… can’t catch the past, so don’t look back…

[Verse 2]
Regret – is a nasty little thief –
stealing your time, and killing your peace.
But apologies – they’re free – So forgive yourself, you’re not the enemy.
So what if you played the fool?
You did the best you could do with hand-me-down tools –
staying true to yourself, breaking all the rules.

[Pre-Chorus]
You can’t succeed without a little defeat –
Take a stand, with a song so sweet.
Just remember when you feel the beat…


[Chorus]
Don’t look back… you’ll never be free
From the “what ifs” of missed opportunity.
Don’t look back… Sing out a new song & right another wrong.
Leave behind the places now gone
Forget all about the hearts never won.
No matter how hard you try, or how fast you run – you
… can’t catch the past, so don’t look back…

[Bridge]
Who are you today? It might be hard to say –
You’re not the same person you were yesterday.
Now’s the perfect time to reinvent your act.
To take that first step …and don’t look back.

The past doesn’t define you; it’s there just to remind you –
Not to waste time on wondering why.
Failure’s not the end. It’s just a chance to try again.
So, take that first step and don’t look back.

[End Chorus]
Don’t look back… you’ll never be free
From “what ifs” of missed opportunity.
Don’t look back… Sing out a new song & right another wrong…
Leave behind the places now gone.
Forget all about the hearts never won.
No matter how hard you try, how fast you run – you can’t catch the past.
No matter how hard you try, or how fast you run
… you can’t catch the past. So, don’t look back.

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