Still Looking For Something

Album: Downhill From Everywhere (2021)
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  • I'm still looking for something
    I'm out here under the streetlight, baby, I'm
    Still looking for something in the night
    I might be giving up something
    You don't get something for nothing, baby
    Nothing you can hold up to the light
    If all I find is freedom, it's alright

    And I knew since I was just little
    The sharp edges of the world will whittle
    Your dreams down to shavings at your feet
    Gonna do my best not to settle
    I know it's gonna test my mettle
    Keep my options open, even so I'm hoping

    And I'm still looking for something
    Way out over my due date, baby, I'm
    Still looking for something in the night
    I know I'm headed for somewhere
    We all dream about somewhere, baby
    We all want to go where life is bright
    You don't want to end up nowhere, but you might

    And I knew since I was just little
    The sharp edges of the world will whittle
    Your expectations into something else
    And I know beyond the tough titty
    Somewhere there's a heart in the city
    And I'm out here to find it and the soulful smile behind it

    I'm still looking for something
    I'm out here under the neon, baby
    Still looking for something in the night
    I don't mind giving up something
    You don't get something for nothing, baby
    You don't give up on love without a fight
    If I don't find it this time, it's alright

    Gonna keep my options open, even though I'm hoping
    For something I can hold up to the light
    Don't know that I'll find it, or the soulful smile behind it
    If all I find is freedom, it's alright Writer/s: Jackson Browne
    Publisher: Red Brick Music Publishing
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