"Find Yourself" is a song, sung by Brad Paisley, that was the 2nd song to play in the credits of Cars, after John Mayer's version of "Route 66", the song is also dedicated to the memory of Joe Ranft. It also plays in the scene when Lightning McQueen is repaving the road with Bessie on his third day in Radiator Springs.
This song serves as track 8 on the Cars soundtrack. An instrumental version is featured on Disney's Karaoke Series: Cars as well as a vocal version sung by David Jeremiah, it was also covered by Canadian singer-songwriter and actor Drew Seely as featured on Disneymania 5.
Lyrics[]
- [Verse 1]
- When you find yourself
- In some far off place
- And it causes you
- To rethink some things
- You start to sense
- That slowly you're becoming someone else
- And then you find yourself
- [Verse 2]
- When you make new friends
- In a brand new town
- And you start to think
- About settling down
- The things that would have been lost on you
- Are now clear as a bell
- And you find yourself
- Yeah that's when you find yourself
- [Chorus]
- Well you go through life
- So sure of where you're heading
- And you wind up lost
- And it's the best thing that could have happened
- 'Cause sometimes when you lose your way
- It's really just as well
- 'Cause you find yourself
- Yeah, that's when you find yourself
- [Instrumental Break]
- [Verse 3]
- When you meet the one
- That you've been waiting for
- And she's everything
- That you wanted and more
- You look at her and you finally start
- To live for someone else
- And then you find yourself
- Yeah that's when you find yourself
- [Outro]
- We go through life
- So sure of where we're heading
- And then we wind up lost
- And it's the best thing that could have happened
- And sometimes when you lose your way
- It's really just as well
- Because you find yourself
- Yeah, that's when you find yourself
Connections to the movie[]
In a way, "Find Yourself" summarizes the plot and events of Cars.
- When you find yourself in some far off place - Lightning McQueen ending up in Radiator Springs, a forgotten little town located near Route 66.
- You start to sense that you're slowly becoming someone else - Lightning letting go of his cocky and selfish personality to become a more humble and selfless car.
- When you make new friends In a brand new town - Lightning befriending the residents of Radiator Springs.
- Well, you go through life so sure of where you're heading - Lightning wanting nothing more than to win the Piston Cup and be sponsored by Dinoco.
- And then we wind up lost, and it's the best thing that could happen - Lightning starting to miss Radiator Springs and its residents once he is forced to go to California by the members of the Piston Cup press, despite absolutely despising the town at first and wanting to leave at all costs.
- When you meet the one that you've been waiting for, and she's everything that you wanted and more - McQueen meeting and falling in love with Sally.