The Moment That My Camera Happened to Find You

Looking through some photographs,

I found inside a drawer

I was taken by a photograph of you

There were one or two I know

That you would have liked a little more

But they didn't show your spirit quite as true

You were turning around to see who was behind you

And I took your childish laughter by surprise

And at the moment that my camera happened to find you

There was just a trace of sorrow in your eyes

Now, the things that I remember seem so distant, so small

Though it hasn't really been that long a time

What I was seeing wasn't what was happening at all

Although for a while our path did seem to climb

When you see through love's illusions, there lies the danger

And your perfect lover just looks like a perfect fool

So you go running off in search of a perfect stranger

While the loneliness seems to spring from your life

Like a fountain from a pool

You've had to hide sometimes, but now you're all right

And it's good to see your smiling face tonight

―Jackson Browne