"last chance to see" lyrics

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?