What does the expression 'CHASIONG PAVEMENTS" mean, in Adele's song?

Question

what does she mean, when she says: should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavements'?

cause i found this on Urban Dictionary...but can't absolutely be!

or is this what she means, too??

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chasing+pavements

Answer 1

I love Adele I'm so glad to see someone else does. Maybe instead of chasing pavements like chasing s*x it means like chasing a partner not necessarily sexually. She most definitely did not mean it the way Urban says.

Answer 2

In the actual song to me it means that should I stop or should I just keep going on. Not knowing what the future holds. I don't think that Urban Dictionary is right. Maybe it is not about the song. But who would write a song about that?

Answer 3

Well the definition is an interesting one especially the second part about a "fat girl missing a boy" or well you know the second half. Adele isn't the skinniest girl so I think she knew what she was doing by putting that into her song but to me it's also adding that it's some sort of hopeless hard hitting dream one might not obtain... but overall I'm pretty sure Adele knew what she was doing here... funny seeing that in the urban dictionary.

Answer 4

I took it to mean the aimless and restless wandering of streets that happens when you love someone but its all going into a bit of turmoil.

I thought it was a nice succint way of saying something jaded in a fresh way.