Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
To all my people in the struggle
You think God's forgotten about you
Here's some pain medicine
Let's go!
You're in your car
You at the house, on you job
Be encouraged, boo
I've been down so long
I've been hurt for so long
There were times I thought I would never see the break of day
It was hard for me to see your plan for me
And I tried to believe trouble won't last always
See, night after night (night after night, night after night)
I pray Lord don't take your joy from me
And then late one night (then late one night)
I read in your love letter that it's gonna get better
Don't cha know that
I've been looking for you?
I realized that nothing else will satisfy me
I'm so glad I found you
Now that I'm changed, no one can keep me away from you
Oh
You've been so good to us
You brought us a mighty long way
That's why we love ya
When my enemies tried to come for me
And they thought that my world was coming to an end
All the while you knew
That I would make it through
I feel closer to you now than when I first began
Jesus you are (Jesus you are, Jesus you are)
You are my sun right after the rain
Wherever you are (wherever you are)
I just wanna be near you
I'm so glad I can hear you
Don't cha know that
I've been looking for you?
I realized that nothing else will satisfy me
I'm so glad I found you
Now that I'm changed, no one can keep me away from you
Don't cha know that
I've been looking for you?
I realized that nothing else will satisfy me
I'm so glad I found you
Now that I'm changed, no one can keep me away from you
(Here we go now, here we go now
Don't stop now, let's go now, in the front now
In the back now, let's go now, ladies!)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (That's for the struggle)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (That's for the pain)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (That's for those dark nights)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (Come on and sing it wit' us, ya'll)
Jesus you are (Jesus you are, Jesus you are)
You are my sunlight after the rain
Wherever you are (wherever you are)
I just wanna be near you
I so glad I found you
Don't cha know that
I've been looking for you?
I realized that nothing else will satisfy me
I'm so glad I found you
Now that I'm changed, no one can keep me away from you
Don't cha know that
I've been looking for you?
I realized that nothing else will satisfy me
I'm so glad I found you
Now that I'm changed, no one can keep me away from you
Uh oh, uh uh oh (oh oh)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (oh oh)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (oh oh)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (oh oh)
You think God's forgotten about you
Here's some pain medicine
Let's go!
You're in your car
You at the house, on you job
Be encouraged, boo
I've been down so long
I've been hurt for so long
There were times I thought I would never see the break of day
It was hard for me to see your plan for me
And I tried to believe trouble won't last always
See, night after night (night after night, night after night)
I pray Lord don't take your joy from me
And then late one night (then late one night)
I read in your love letter that it's gonna get better
Don't cha know that
I've been looking for you?
I realized that nothing else will satisfy me
I'm so glad I found you
Now that I'm changed, no one can keep me away from you
Oh
You've been so good to us
You brought us a mighty long way
That's why we love ya
When my enemies tried to come for me
And they thought that my world was coming to an end
All the while you knew
That I would make it through
I feel closer to you now than when I first began
Jesus you are (Jesus you are, Jesus you are)
You are my sun right after the rain
Wherever you are (wherever you are)
I just wanna be near you
I'm so glad I can hear you
Don't cha know that
I've been looking for you?
I realized that nothing else will satisfy me
I'm so glad I found you
Now that I'm changed, no one can keep me away from you
Don't cha know that
I've been looking for you?
I realized that nothing else will satisfy me
I'm so glad I found you
Now that I'm changed, no one can keep me away from you
(Here we go now, here we go now
Don't stop now, let's go now, in the front now
In the back now, let's go now, ladies!)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (That's for the struggle)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (That's for the pain)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (That's for those dark nights)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (Come on and sing it wit' us, ya'll)
Jesus you are (Jesus you are, Jesus you are)
You are my sunlight after the rain
Wherever you are (wherever you are)
I just wanna be near you
I so glad I found you
Don't cha know that
I've been looking for you?
I realized that nothing else will satisfy me
I'm so glad I found you
Now that I'm changed, no one can keep me away from you
Don't cha know that
I've been looking for you?
I realized that nothing else will satisfy me
I'm so glad I found you
Now that I'm changed, no one can keep me away from you
Uh oh, uh uh oh (oh oh)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (oh oh)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (oh oh)
Uh oh, uh uh oh (oh oh)
Lyrics submitted by loveablelo06
Looking for You Lyrics as written by Antwan Patton Matthew Samuels
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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