The story of my life. I spent my life searching for things I thought were important, all the while I knew deep inside that I was chasing the wrong dreams. But now I know.
SEARCHIN’ (J.P. CONLEY - B.M.I.) © 1988 AS I WONDERED THROUGH THIS WORLD I LIVED MY LIE FROM DAY TO DAY NEVER KNOWIN’ WHAT THE FUTURE WOULD BRING FOR ME ALONG THE WAY STILL I KNEW THERE MUST BE SOMETHIN’ MORE TO LIFE THAN JUST GROWIN’ OLD MORE THAN ONCE IT HAD OCCURED TO ME TO TAKE SOME TIME TO LOOK THINGS OVER SEARCHIN’ SEARCHIN’ AND REACHIN’ SEARCHIN’ SEARCHIN’ AND DREAMIN’ SOMEONE TOLD ME LONG AGO THE DAY WILL COME WHEN YOUR RACE IS OVER YOU’LL BACK YOURSELF INTO A CORNER A WALL SO HIGH YOU CAN’T CLIMB OVER BUT STILL YOU TRY, YOU CAN’T GIVE UP NOW YOU’VE SPENT YOUR WHOLE LIFE RUNNIN’ SCARED PREPARE YOURSELF TO MEET THE MAKER AND PAY THE PRICE FOR A LIFE YOU’VE WASTED SEARCHIN’ SEARCHIN’ AND REACHIN’ SEARCHIN’ SEARCHIN’ AND DREAMIN’ LET ME SAY THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT I’VE DONE, I’M REGRETIN’ THEM ALL THE TIME THAT I’VE WASTED, THE YEARS THROWN AWAY I WISH I’D FOLLOWED IN MY YOUNGER DAYS BUT A LIFE FILLED WITH HUNGER, BY GREED I WAS BOUND SEARCHIN’ FOR SOMETHIN’ THAT I NEVER FOUND BUT NOW I KNOW MERCY, NOW I UNDERSTAND I’VE PLACED MY LIFE IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND NO MORE SEARCHIN’ SEARCHIN’ AND REACHIN’ NO MORE SEARCHIN’ SEARCHIN’ AND DREAMIN’
