A parrot's caw Something you can't go looking for Before too long I couldn't help but wonder Were you there all along? Before too long You too will be long gone And once you're gone There's no one around to hear your song A graspin' claw A flash of red to die for - That's what I saw Walking home from Brooklyn I couldn't ask for more I wish I'd been recording I'd go back to it all Before too long You too will be long gone And once you're gone There's no one around to hear your song There's no one around to hear your song As if you're on your own Just a voice without a tone I couldn't help but wonder - Were you there all along?