A little help figuring out lyrics?

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I’m working up the song Indecision by James King, to play with my group, and I’m having a heck of a time figuring out the lyrics for one line.

The line in question starts at 2:06 on the linked recording. It starts “Reaching for both”

Including the line before and after, I’ve got:

But I’m travelling, down a road that has no end
Reaching for both (? ? ?- 3 syllables) It’s useless to pretend.
I need you even though I know I’m losing

I can’t figure out the three syllables in the parens, either by sound or from context. And I couldn’t find any other recorded versions online or any lyrics (I have this on a compilation disc, with no lyrics.) To my ear, the mystery 3 syllables sound something like “and yer foon”

Maybe he was just being indecisive in that line… :smiley:

In case it helps you put it in context, the entire lyrics I have are:

*I’m sailing on a sea of indecision
Deep dark waters on both sides
I can’t make up my mind which way I’m going
To ease away this hurt so deep inside

If I lose you, that old sun will cease to shine
If by laws of God and men, you cannot be mine

I really do not know which way I’m going
My soul is dying every day
I really wish I had a way of knowing
Either way my heart will have to pay

BREAK

You cannot live with one and love another
When - I lose I just can’t stay
Drifting on a sea of indecision
Either way my heart will have to pay

But I’m traveling, down a road that has no end
Reaching for both (? ? ?- 3 syllables) It’s useless to pretend.

I need you even though I know I’m losing
I really wish that I could find a way
I know that I will soon have to be choosing
Either way my heart will have to pay.*

Cheery tune, huh? :wink: Appreciate any help you might be able to give.

(Reminds me of when I was in a band back in the 80s - thought we were going to go mad trying to figure out the lyrics to Peter Gabriel’s Modern Love off vinyl LP. WTF - The driver had stolen Lady Godiva’s WHAT???) :cool:

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I don’t hear “both” where you do - I hear something more like “for” (again) or “four” or “far” - as to what follows, something like “baby food”, LOL

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OK, I found it - listen here from about 25:15 - “reaching for forbidden fruit it’s useless to pretend”

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Damned fine work, zombiewoof! Thanks a million!

How’d you find that? What did you search under?

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You’re welcome!

I found it by looking up the James King album on allmusic (here), found the songwriter was Ola Belle Reed, then searching for stuff like “Ola Belle Reed Indecision”, which led me to the video above.

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Thanks again. In my ignorance, I had assumed JK wrote it. We do another of his tunes. But I really dig Ola Belle - we do a couple of other songs of hers.