I AIN't LOOKIN' FOR THE ANSWERS ANYMORE
(Shel Silverstein)

Tompall Glaser - 1974


Well, all you sweet and tender things
Who used to visit me and bring me apricots and roses as we talked until the dawn
Stretched out there across my bed you needed somethin' more instead
I must've sure messed up your head the way I rambled on

But you'll be glad to know those days are gone
 
And I ain't lookin' for the answers anymore
I won't trouble you with questions like I used to do before
It'll all be songs and dances, I'll just roll and take my chances
I ain't lookin' for the answers anymore

(Instrumental Break)

There was a time when I would try to figure out the reasons why
We speak of love and reach for love, but never nail it down
Why nothin' ever seems to last and why the time goes by so fast
But all the questions that I'd ask would only bring you down

But now it's safe for you to come around
 
'Cause I ain't lookin' for the answers anymore
I won't trouble you with questions like I used to do before
It'll all be songs and dances, I'll just roll and take my chances
I ain't lookin' for no answers anymore

I ain't lookin' for no answers anymore
I won't trouble you with questions like I used to do before
It'll all be songs and dances..................FADE







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2011)