Little River Band

"Soul Searching"

"Soul Searching"


I'm looking for something, can't find it anyplace
It's there in the distance staring me in the face
Right in front of me but it's way beyond my reach
And I know that I must try to find it

Soul searching, looking for myself
Soul searching, Lord, I need a little help
Soul searching, time has slipped away
There's a dream I left behind in better days

The start of the story is not where it all began
So many directions and all of them a part of the plan
I've heard too many voices, sayin' this is the way to be free
But I know where I can find the answers

So I'm doing some soul searching, looking for myself
Soul searching, Lord, I need a little help
Soul searching, time has slipped away
There's a dream I left behind in better days

I'm feeling the changes, there's something in the wind
I'm gonna try to discover life's romance again
I'm looking for the loser who tore it all apart
I'm gonna take another look inside of my heart

Doing some soul searching, looking for myself
Soul searching, Lord, I need a little help
Soul searching, time has slipped away
There's a dream I left behind in better days

"St. Louis"

"St. Louis"


Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie

Countrymen, friends, lend me your ears
I'll tell you a tale of 15 years
I'm an ole man and so far gone
I want to see the city where I was born

I've got a feelin' that I can't stand
I want to go back to my home land
Ain't got the money, I ain't got the cents
I can't get on that train, oh help me

Show me the way to St. Louis, show me the way
Show me the way to St. Louis, show me the way
Come on people, gotta get movin', can't stop now
I've gotta keep movin', show me the way to St. Louis
Show me the way

Step up to me, you city kids
I'll shine your shoes for 15 cents
I'll fix your tie, you'll learn to stretch
If you don't mind, I'll take cash

Soon, I'll get the money and I'll feel fine
I pack my bags and drink my wine
I only know, I got to go home
Good Lord told me so, so help me

Show me the way to St. Louis, show me the way
Show me the way to St. Louis, show me the way
Come on people, gotta get movin', can't stop now
I've gotta keep movin', show me the way to St. Louis
Show me the way

Which train goes to St. Louis? You know my heart is there
I know my time's goin' fast, got to try to raise the fare
Come on people, gotta get movin', can't stop now
I've gotta keep movin'

Show me the way to St. Louis, show me the way
Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie
Show me the way to St. Louis, show me the way
Show me the way to St. Louis, show me the way
(I wanna go home)

Show me the way to St. Louis, show me the way
Show me the way to St. Louis, show me the way
(Show me the way)
Show me the way to St. Louis

"Statue Of Liberty"

"Statue Of Liberty"


Give me your hungry,
Give me your tired,
Give me your homeless,
Give me your wanderers,
Statue of Liberty,
Standing in the harbour,
This is America,
We try a little harder.

Oh, this is America, ah.
We set the standards and everyone will follow,
We've got our own values,
But they're built on the dollar,
Statue of Liberty,
Standing in the harbour,
This is America,
We try a little harder.

Oh, but now it's tumbling, fakin', quakin',
Tremblin' on its own foundation,
There's been so many warnings,
Too late the old lady's fallin',
The only thing to do is to get out of the way,
Anything can happen in the U. S. of A.
Ain't no use anymore in tryin' harder,
Statue of Liberty sinkin' in the harbour.

You can be a millionaire by steppin' on the needy,
Words of equality, but they're written for the greedy,
Statue of Liberty, yeah, yeah,
Standing in the harbour,
This is America, we try a little harder.

Oh, this is America, ah.
Give me your hungry,
Give me your tired.
Give me your homeless,
Give me your wanderers.
Give me your hungry,
Give me your tired.
Give me your homeless,
Give me your wanderers.

"Suicide Boulevard"

"Suicide Boulevard"


Dry your eyes, the drunks are laughing
The gigolos are buying drinks
You wrote a song, no voice can sing it
And no one cares what a loser thinks, whoa no
You've been wronged in every way
Your spirit's been badly scarred
You've lived your life too long
On suicide boulevard

So watch your step, night is falling
The runaways are walking home
You're party's dead, and you can't save it
Outlaw love you're on your own, you're on your own
You've been wronged in every way
Your spirit's been badly scarred
You've lived your life too long
On suicide boulevard

You've lived too long
You don't belong
You weren't that strong
So play your cards just right
You'll be a star tonight
And see your name in lights
On suicide boulevard

Dial a prayer, your answer's waiting
The angels they are number one
You've got a reason, to go on living
Final thoughts from a setting Son, the only one
You've been wronged in every way
Your spirit's been badly scarred
You've lived your life too long
On suicide boulevard

"Sweet Old Fashioned Man"

"Sweet Old Fashioned Man"


Lately I've been thinkin' 'bout settlin' dow-own
To find me a life of my ow-own
Too much drinkin' and sleepin' around
Was bound to weary your soul
So darlin', for the gravy
Darlin', for the wi-i-ine
You made me feel like your frie-iend
Darlin', for the gravy
Darlin', for the wi-i-ine
Come love your sweet old fashioned man
Come love your sweet old fashioned man
I've been out on the road with a rock 'n' roll band
Terry Britten, Old Stockley, now Beeb
And I like what I got now and what I once had
Sweet lady, you're more than I need
Yes I said, darling, for the gravy
Darling, for the wi-i-ine
Make me feel like your frie-ie-iend
Darling, for the gravy
Darling, for the wi-i-ine
Come love your sweet old fashioned man
Come love your sweet old fashioned man
Come on honey
Lately I've been thinkin' 'bout settlin' dow-own
To find me a life of my ow-ow-own
Too much drinkin' and sleepin' around
Lord, is bound to weary your sou-ou-ou-ou-ou-oul
Darling, for the gravy
Darling, for the wi-i-ine
Make me feel like your frie-ie-iend
Darling, for the gravy
Darling, for the wi-i-ine
Come love your sweet old fashioned man, oh yes
Come love your sweet old fashioned man, ma-a-a-a-an
Come love your sweet old fashioned man
Come love your sweet old fashioned man

"Take It Easy On Me"

"Take It Easy On Me"


It used to be so easy to be your lover
We wandered through the days like they had no end
But now that you are gone I'm under cover
I just can't think about you as a friend

Take it easy on me
It should be easy to see
I'm getting lost in a crowd
Hear me crying out loud
Just want you to know
I know that you have to go
It's all up to you but whatever you do
Take it easy on me

So now I'll go the minstrel road without
I know there will be times when I need you there
And each night as I sing those songs about you
I'll think back to the time when you used to care

Take it easy on me
It should be easy to see
I'm getting lost in a crowd
Hear me crying out loud
Just want you to know
I know that you have to go
It's all up to you but whatever you do
Take it easy on me

Take it easy on me
Oh baby don't leave me crying
It should be easy to see
I've needed you for so long
Just one more chance with you
One more chance with you, take a chance?
Come on and take a chance

Take it easy on me
It should be easy to see
I'm getting lost in a crowd
Hear me crying out loud
Just want you to know
I know that you have to go
It's all up to you but whatever you do
Take it easy on me

It's still up to you but whatever you do
Take it easy on me

"Take Me Home"

"Take Me Home"


Give me the hand of the one I love,
Take me away to the sunshine land,
I've had enough of this crazy life,
Working so hard like a mad man.

Keep on writin' me, mama,
Keep on sendin' me news,
Keep on wiring me money,
'till the blues take me home.

Cold, rainy weather always gettin' me down,
Strange talkin' people showing me the way,
Not what I'm used to, I've gotta turn around,
Hey listen mister, I got something to say.

Yeah, keep on writin' me, mama,
Keep on sendin' me news,
Keep on wiring me money,
'till the blues take me home.

Yeah, yeah, keep on writin' me, mama,
Keep on sendin' me news,
Keep on wiring me money,
Oh, 'till the blues take me home.

Take me home, yeah
Take me home, oow yeah yeah
Take me home, yeah
Take me home, darlin' darlin'
Take me home yeah
Take me home
Take me home yeah
Take me home

"The Drifter"

"The Drifter"


I'm just a drifter, movin' around from day to day
I live out on the highway and sleep down in the subway when it rains
There once was a city girl who longed to love and hold me every night
But I had to run away and leave her to live my own life

I know the down and out, I've seen the way the people live
And I once had a doubt that maybe there was more we all could give
Then I got older and the wine and life lay heavy on my mind
And I'm not much wiser now, but thinkin' about it helps to pass the time
I'm a drifter

Been up, I've been down, I've been pushed around, still a drifter
Been got at 'n' fell flat and come back every time
No luck at the table, I've never been able to hang on to a dime
Still I find there's love in this heart of mine, oow

Now I'm on the back-streets, down with the beggars and the thieves
And I've seen the ladies who just lay about the city when it breathes
I long to be settled down, but know I'll keep on movin' 'til I die
And I never had a friend, I only caught the winkin' in her eye
Oow, I'm a drifter
Keep on, keep on driftin'
Always be a drifter

"The Inner Light"

"The Inner Light"


I can remember when
I was down in Alabama, my heart-strings broken again
Somebody had the news
She was a three-time loser, I had to choose her to win
And every night was a lonely night
I just didn't feel right
I was searchin' for the inner light

I still recall the time
I was a high-night flyer, a rainbow rider
Shakin' the body down
Easy women, my head's still swimmin' now
Everyday I was up by three
It was easy for me
Never knew I couldn't see

We still go back
Trying it one more try
I still go back
Following this heart of mine
I go down there
Hopin' she just won't lie
She just don't care
Talkin' 'bout the inner light

Still we go back
To give it one more try
I go back
Following this heart of mine
I go down there
Hopin' that she just won't lie
She just don't care
Talkin' 'bout the inner light

(Talkin' 'bout the light)
Talkin' 'bout the inner light
(Talkin' 'bout the light)
I'm talkin' 'bout the inner light