​last chance to see

[Verse 1]
A parrot's caw
Something you can't go looking for
Before too long
Usually one line in a birdsong
Beyond the fog

[Chorus]
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
No one 'round to hear your song

[Verse 2]
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 (I'd go back to it all)

[Chorus]
Before too long
You too will be long gone (You too will be long gone)
And once you're gone (Once you're gone)
There's no one 'round to hear your song ('Round to hear your song)
As if you're on your own
Just a voice without a tone (Just a voice without a tone)
I couldn't help but wonder
Were you there all along?