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I Was Looking For You

from The Secret of Life by Gretchen Peters

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I was born with a hunger nobody could name
Mama said I was restless, just made that way
But I was looking for you, I was looking for you
I'd wake up crying and she'd hold me tight
But something about it just didn't feel right
Cause I was looking for you, I was looking for you

I was looking for you all this time
I was looking for you, hoping I'd find
A little light in the darkness
A little shelter at sea
A little sign from above, now
That you were looking for me

I used to ride down Main Street in the middle of the night
I was looking for trouble and I found it alright
It was easy to do - I was looking for you
And I thought it was a miracle when you looked my way
And I felt my heart beat when I heard you say
I was looking for you, girl, I was looking for you

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One day it's rapture, the next despair
I pulled up at a stoplight and I saw you there
And I saw her too - I was looking for you
Last night I met someone and I looked in his eyes
Took me a minute 'fore I realized
That I was looking for you, I was looking for you

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from The Secret of Life, released June 4, 1996
written by Gretchen Peters

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Gretchen Peters Nashville, Tennessee

For two decades, Gretchen Peters has been one of Nashville's most beloved and respected artists. A 2014 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Peters has accumulated accolades as both songwriter and artist. Her latest album, The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury (May 2020), is a loving tribute to another Hall of Fame songwriter. ... more

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