The Real Thing

Well I’m sailing smooth highway

Under soft suburb lights

Where an Applebees oversees every corner

And the Hooters parking lots

Are all shining bright

Flourescent perfection

Corporate order

A McDonald’s drive through

A long Starbucks line

A million parking spaces

A billion separate lives

No I’m not complaining

I’m just looking for the real thing

Looking for the real thing

Looking for the time tested

Well rested reason

I’m looking for the real thing

Looking for the real thing

Looking for the earth shaking

Foundation feeling

Oh I’m looking for the real thing

I took a silver elevator

Soared fifteen floors up

But it didn’t feel much like flying

Towering daggers

Scraping the sky

Builders race towards heaven

I wonder what they’ll find

I’m just looking for the real thing

Looking for the real thing

Looking for the time tested

Well rested reason

I’m looking for the real thing

Looking for the real thing

Looking for the earth shaking

Foundation feeling

Oh I’m looking for the real thing

I’m looking for the real thing

Looking for the real thing

Looking for the time tested

Well rested

Invested

Digested

Star-destined

Manifested feeling

Oh I’m looking for the real thing