Whoever finds this, I love you! - Mac Davis

Music & Lyrics: Mac Davis - 1972

On the quiet street in the city
A little old man walked alone
Shuffling through the autumn afternoon
And the autumn leaves reminded him
Another summer's come and gone
He had long lonely nights ahead waiting for June

Then among the leaves near an orphan's home
A piece of paper caught his eyes
And he stooped to pick it up with trembling hands
As he read the childish writing
The old man began to cry
'Cause the words burned inside him like a brand

"Whoever finds this, I love you
Whoever finds this, I need you
I ain't even got no one to talk to
So, whoever finds this, I love you!"

Well, the old man's eyes searched the orphan's home
And came to rest upon a child
With her nose pressed up against the window pane
And the old man knew he'd found a friend at last
So he waved at her and smiled
And they both knew they'd spend the winter
Laughing at the rain

And they did spend the winter laughing at the rain
Talking through the fence
Exchanging little gifts they've made for each other
The old man would carve toys
And the little girl would draw pictures of beautiful ladies for him
And they laughed a lot

But then one day on the first of June
The little girl ran to the fence... the old man wasn't there
And, somehow she knew he was never coming back
So she went back to her little room
took a crayon, And wrote

"Whoever finds this, I love you
Whoever finds this, I need you
I ain't even got no one to talk to
So, whoever finds this, I love you!

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[MrDEMcT]

I hadn't listened to Mac in 35 years, though I was a fan back then. I picked this one first.

There are tears in my old man eyes.

Thank you, @c1wang

[Chih-Huei Wendy Wang]

Thank you for the message, Mr. Thompson.

Wish you a wonderful Holiday Season!

Best Regards,

Wendy

[MrWogo]

the 70s is'nt a decade it is a feeling that only those who lived it can understand it. if you cant get emotional with 70s songs then your heart must be made of stone

[MsBurnout2]

Whoever finds this, I love you.

[Mary Tueller]

I absolutley love this song and was so happy to find it here.My album with this song on mysteriously disapeared several years ago. Thank you for posting it.

[Cheryl Cowan]

I cant think of even one song that Mac wrote that wasnt a very good song. He wasnt called a songpainter for nothing. He still looks good even for an old man of 70...or is it 71?? His concerts were a real fun place to be in the 70's. Love You Mac xo Always will!!

[40sSonggirl1]

This song really pulls at the heart strings. Some might call it sappy, I call it real music.

[Jim Southern]

This song, like others of this type, requires a good singer to give it credibility. Mac Davis does it so well. I know what loneliness feels like and this recording expresses it perfectlyl.

[Jason Elias]

Yep, a very unique decade.

[Alice Darline Garman]

Lovely singer and love voice

[28mark]

wonderfully written and performed

[Penny Sandlin]

SO SAD...IT'S A BEAUTIFULL SONG!