Solomon Burke - The bend lyrics

It ain't the gamble, it's the chance It's the road, it's not the map It's not the answer, it's the asking It's the catch, it's not the trap It's the joy and not the cheering It's the key and not the lock It ain't solving, it's the riddle Not the store but what's in stock It ain't you, it's who you love It is time, it's not the clock I see your eyes and not your looks Not the squeezing but the juice It's the hole, it's not the digging It's the truth, it's not the news It's not living, it is life The meaning and not the end It's the cut, it ain't the knife It's you're home, it ain't the rent It ain't speeding, it is driving Not the white lines but the bend Not the white lines but the bend It's expression, it ain't cashing It's the breeze and not the trees It's the cause and not the bashing It's a smile and not the cheese It ain't liquor, it's the drinking It's not the figure, it's the count It's the floating not the swimming It's not where you are but where you're bound To know instead of thinking It's your heart and it's the sound In your heart it's the sound It ain't the buzz, it's inspiration It's the secret not the hype Build-up, not demolition It's the person not the type No fulfillment, it is hoping Taking part not being best It is tasting, not toping It's not the case but the test Not struggling but coping It's not the grail but it's the quest Not the grail, it's the quest The Bend