Kim Carnes

Songwriter: Kim Carnes

Producer: Kim Carnes

He opens his eyes to feel the sun
Hopes that no one he knew will see him
Suitcase in hand, the clothes he wore in
Was he finally getting his freedom?
He said "Ma, take me home, I feel so strange
Maybe I need some television
I'm so sick of pills 'cause they dull the thrills
But they give me a reason for livin'"

Please come back, where is the boy?
I know you're still in there hiding
'Cause I recognize the look in your eyes
Saying somebody please find me

Was it drugs? Was it booze? A careless abuse?
Born into a state of sadness
Tossed in the wind in search of a friend
He's everyone's child of madness

Mom says, "Earn a living," Dad says it too
They don't hear their baby screaming, they never had a clue
Someone's always better, someone's always smarter
To them, he's just a junkie without a heart

Please come back, where is the boy?
I know you're still in there hiding
'Cause I recognize the look in your eyes
Saying somebody please find me

Then he takes a smoke and he slowly drags it in
It's the only thing makes him feel good again
And the pots and the pans have stopped hittin' the wall
And this old house is quiet for awhile

And tonight he smiles, even laughs out loud
And his anger fades from view
He's yours, he's mine, another child of the times
And we gotta help him through

Please come back, where is the boy?
I know you're still in there hiding
'Cause I recognize the look in your eyes
Saying somebody please find me

Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a session background singer with the famed Waters sisters (featured in the documentary 20 Feet from Stardom). After she signed her first publishing deal with Jimmy Bowen, she released her debut album Rest on Me in 1972. Carnes' self-titled second album primarily contained self-penned songs, including her first charting single “You’re a Part of Me”, which reached No. 35 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1975. In the following year, Carnes released Sailin', which featured “Love Comes from Unexpected Places”. The song won the American Song Festival and the award for Best Composition at the Tokyo Song Festival in 1976.

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