Before the stream became a river Before the river changed its course There was a time when lazy waters Were young enough to cross But now it seems so hard for me to find The one thing that I though was always mine Lookin' for the light Lookin' for the light Lookin' for the light I used to know Lookin' for the light Lookin' for the light Lookin' for the tender light of home When I was young I felt the wind blow Climbed the high tree, saw the birds eye view Wasn't afraid to trust my feelings When all my ways were new But certainty's a stranger to me now I'm in the shadows on the edge of town Lookin' for the light Lookin' for the light Lookin' for the light I used to know Lookin' for the light Lookin' for the light Lookin' for the tender light of home Now my joy is mixed with sadness Now my comfort is laced with pain And though my time is getting shorter The dream is just the same Oh, lookin' for the light Lookin' for the light Lookin' for the light I used to know Lookin' for the light Lookin' for the light Lookin' for the tender light of home