Status Quo - A Reason For Living lyrics

( rossi / parfitt ) I felt in need of some loving So i sat down on a wall I tried to find a reason for living But i couldn't find a reason at all So i owned up to my maker And i started to say a prayer I waited for an answer But there wasn't anybody there I thought there should have been someone But i wasn't quite sure who It finished me to find there was no-one That i could take my troubles to So i knelt down by my bedside And i started to say a prayer It was when i asked for nothing I could feel that there was somebody there I'm looking still, but it's easy 'cos i know which way to go It doesn't matter how long it takes me 'cos there's someone there to help me who knows All the things that i am after All the loving that i want to share It's so hard but i don't mind 'cos there really is somebody there I felt in need of some loving So i sat down on a wall I tried to find a reason for living But i couldn't find a reason at all So i owned up to my maker And i started to say a prayer I waited for an answer But there wasn't anybody there