My Mind Ran Away From Me

I was walking through the woods one day
Thinking about the meaning of life
Trying to see the forest through the trees
Trying to find how to live and how to believe

Then I had the classic epiphany
I knew just what I had to do
But before I could even find the words to say
I lost it all when my mind ran away.

My mind ran away from me
I don't know where it's gone
My mind ran away from me
So I'll just keep moving on.

I was thinking about the world's problems
Wanting to contribute in my own way
Ending hunger, disease and war
Starting small and then doing so much more

Suddenly the answer came to me
And I wanted to write it down
I knew that my solution was oh so true.
But my mind ran away before the words came through

My mind ran away from me
I don't know where it's gone
My mind ran away from me
So I'll just keep moving on.

As I walked into the party
I wasn't looking for love that would last
Then there you were with that transcendental smile
And I knew for you I would walk that endless mile

I wanted to tell you how my heart did beat
To express my burning enduring love
I walked up to you with eloquent words to say
But before I could my mind ran away.

My mind ran away from me
I don't know where it's gone
My mind ran away from me
So I'll just keep moving on.

I was humming a tune just repeating some notes
The melody flowed without any thoughts
But a tune without words isn't really a song
So I tried to find words as I shuffled along

Then somewhere between here and there
The notes met the words and the words met the tune
I tried to sing them to bring forth the sound
But my mind ran away before my steps hit the ground

So I don't have the meaning to life
The worlds problems I cannot solve
I don't have the woman I met that day
And I don't have a song because my mind ran away.

My mind ran away from me
I don't know where it's gone
My mind ran away from me
So I'll just keep moving on.