I've Been Searching

By O.V. Wright (2007)
On album O.V. Box (2007), The Complete Back Beat / ABC Singles 1965-1975 (2015), Memphis Unlimited (1973)

Memphis Unlimited
[Verse 1]
I've been searching
I've been searching
I've been searching
I can't find what I'm looking for
Lord, its [?] shame
Everybody got a game
Lord, its mighty tough
When you don't know who to trust

[Pre-Chorus]
For once in my life
I'd like to see
Just a little truth, y'all
Just a little bit of honesty

[Chorus]
I can't find it
Lord, I can't find it
Lord, oh, my [?] 'gon lie
(I've been searching)
I've been searching
(I've been searching)
I've been searching
I can't find what I'm looking for

[Verse 2]
Lord, what I wouldn't give
To find somebody real
I don't mean folks shaking your hand
Pulling you in when they get a chance
I mean somebody
Who's not afraid
To say what they mean
And mean what they say
I can't find

[Chorus]
I can't find
Lord, oh, my [?] 'gon lie
(I've been searching)
I've been searching
(I've been searching)
I've been searching
I can't find what I'm looking for

[Outro]
Ooh, oh, ooh
Oh, what happened to be exact
Lord, I've been searching everywhere
(I've been searching)
I can't find, no
(I've been searching)
I can't find, no
(I've been searching)
I've been to the east
(I've been searching)
I can't find
You know the west is gonna miss
(I've been searching)

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