Don't Look Down

"Don't Look Down" is a song written and performed by Ally Dawson and Austin Moon. This is the first song featured in Season 2 and performed in the episode, Costumes & Courage, during the Starr Records Holloween Party.

Lyrics
Austin: Yeah

Whoa

I’m walking on a thin line And my hands are tied, got nowhere to hide I’m standing at a crossroad Don’t know where to go Feeling so exposed

Ally:

Yeah I'm caught

In between

Where I'm going and where I've been

But no, There's no turning back

Yeah!

Both: It’s like I’m balanced on the edge, It’s like I’m hanging by a thread, But I’m still gonna push ahead

So I tell myself

Yeah, I tell myself

Don’t look down, down, down, down

Don’t look down, down, down, down Don’t look down, down, down, down

Austin: It’d be so easy Just to run It’d be so easy

To just give up

Ally:

But I'm not that girl who's gonna turn my back There’s no turning back

Both: Yeah there’s no turning back

Ally: It’s like I’m balanced on the edge

Austin: It’s like I’m still hanging by a thread

Ally:

But I’m still gonna push ahead

So I tell myself Yeah I tell myself

Both:

Don’t look down, down, down, down (Ally: Doooowwwn!) Don’t look down, down, down, down

Don’t look down, down, down, down (Austin: Don't look down! Don't look down!) Don’t look down, down, down, down!

Trivia

 * This is the first duet featured in Austin & Ally.
 * This song was originally written to be performed as a solo, but after Taylor Swift hearing about it requested it to be a duet. She was knocked out by Dez before she got to perform and this forced Ally to take the stage (for the first time in a long time).
 * The title and backbone of the chorus are based on Ally's experience in the water park. Scared of going down the big water slide, Austin told her "Don't look down," to encourage her.