Page type: lyric reference
Artist: John Fogerty
Canonical path: /john-fogerty/searchlight
Related lyric paths: 6
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Searchlight
Read Searchlight lyrics by John Fogerty on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Searchlight
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CHORUS:
Oh the midnight, need a searchlight.
Oh the midnight, need a searchlight.
I walk along the rocky shore, the place I lost myself;
I search the water, look in the sky, I hear the cries for help.
I trace my footsteps down to the sea, but then the path
disappears;
Here in the darkness, I'm runnin' blind,
Been stumblin' for all of these years.
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What was the demon that made me run, can I ever hope to
understand?
I hear my voice, echoes on the wind; I try to reach out with my
hand.
Without a light, I might be here forever, lost for all eternity;
There in the darkness, slippin' through my fingers,
The face that smiles back is me.
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John Fogerty performs "Searchlight", and this lyric page sits inside the John Fogerty catalog on LyroVerse.
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