By the Time You Try to Find Me

By the Time You Try to Find Me

you might go to paris, you might go to rome.
you might stay in your own backyard and never even leave your home
you might be looking for the secret, you might be looking for the truth
you might throw your life away searching for the fountain of youth.
you might wander through the night just praying for the dawn
by the time you try to find me I’ll be gone. 2x

you’re looking at the mountains, you’re looking at the sky
you’re asking the wrong questions, but you still won’t tell my why
you might look to the river, you might look to the sea
you might crawl through the darkness blind as you can be
you might end up standing in the place you started from
by the time you try to find me I’ll be gone. 2x

you’re looking in all the wrong places, turning over every stone
looking at all the wrong faces, but you still end up alone
you might be lying in the corner you might be crying in the rain
you might turn cold and heartless from a lifetime of pain.
birds are screaming in the shadows, you know it won’t be long
by the time you try to find me i’ll be gone. 2x

Ken Zimmerman 2023