I Will Find You
O.A.R. Lyrics

In the cut of the night
Under the cover of darkness

Driving heavy on River Road
Driving fast and with purpose on a specific road named River Road

Looking to find I just want to move things along
Searching for something and ready to make progress

I don't want anyone's life
Not seeking to take over someone else's existence

Just getting to know my own drive, drive, drive
Focused on discovering one's own motivation and determination

Whoa, whoa, midnight came
Suddenly, it's midnight

You're at the window I'm in a frame
Someone is at the window, and the singer is watching from inside

And the truth is all that remains
Only the truth is left

I will find you
The singer promises to find someone (specific person or general search uncertain)

Foot on the floor, heading straight for the county line
Accelerating due to excitement and driving away from the city

City's no good, in the shadow you leave behind
The city is not enjoyable, and the person the singer is searching for has already left

Mama said follow the stars but I ran out of country road
Mother advised following the stars, but there is no more country road to continue on

Drive, drive yea I drive
Driving forward persistently

But the truth will split you in two, gotta find you
Searching to prevent a negative outcome that would hurt the person the singer is looking for

Nothing will break us apart
No obstacle will separate the singer and the person he is looking for

Neither the miles or stars
The distance between them, nor the natural world will not break them apart

All I know in my head, in my soul
The singer is confident in his emotions and thoughts about the situation

There's only two, there's me and you
The singer and the person he is looking for are the only ones that matter in the situation

Often summer rains just can't wait to fall
Summer rains have a strong desire to end as soon as possible

From underneath the tired atmosphere
From beneath a weary, listless environment

Me I'm in a plane, watching empty cars
The singer is flying in a plane observing vacant cars

Fall into the ocean disappear
These cars fall and vanish into the ocean

But I can't tell if this is real
It is difficult to distinguish fact from fiction

Are those mountains made of steel
The singer wonders if what they see is something real or a construct of their imagination

Am I on my way to everything that I want or am I here
The singer is questioning if the pursuit of their dreams is taking them to it or leading them astray

Inside the town where I was raised
Within the city where the singer grew up

We turned and walked away
The singer and another person depart from the city, leaving it behind them

Better to be lost than without you
It is better to feel lost while searching for the person the singer is seeking than to never attempt to find them

We're all meant to be, shoreline at our feet
The two people were destined to meet each other

Waiting on a wave to run into
Waiting for events to unfold and lead them together

Then out beyond the reef, the current pulled us deep
Past where waves break, they were pulled by the current into deeper water

But I fought for you
The singer struggled to keep or regain their connection with the person they are searching for

The sun that turned to night, you disappeared and I'm
The singer lost the person they were searching for as twilight fell

Left waiting on a clue, the air I'm cutting through
The singer is searching for any indication to lead them to the person they are looking for as they travel through the air

I can find you
The singer is determined to find the person they are looking for

I've got this woman and she needs me bad
The singer has a woman who desperately wants and requires his attention

But she don't know
The woman is unaware of the extent that the singer cares for her

I crossed the world but
The singer traveled extensively but

It crossed me back
The experiences of the travels affected the singer's life upon returning to his original location

All night long, to a time wandered like a fool
For an entire night, wandering aimlessly like a foolish person

Then one night, I fell in love with you
One evening, the singer fell in love with someone

Ooh, I found you
Finally, the singer has found the person he's been seeking

Hey, just keep believing
The singer encourages listeners to stay optimistic