Gordon Lightfoot " If You Could Read My Mind" - Lyrics

Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind - 1970

If You Could Read My Mind, by Gordon Lightfoot

If you could read my mind, love,
What a tale my thoughts could tell.
Just like an old time movie,
'Bout a ghost from a wishing well.
In a castle dark or a fortress strong,
With chains upon my feet.
You know that ghost is me.
And I will never be set free
As long as I'm a ghost that you can't see.




If I could read your mind, love,
What a tale your thoughts could tell.
Just like a paperback novel,
The kind the drugstores sell.
When you reached the part where the heartaches come,
The hero would be me.
But heroes often fail,
And you won't read that book again
Because the ending's just too hard to take!




I'd walk away like a movie star
Who gets burned in a three way script.
Enter number two:
A movie queen to play the scene
Of bringing all the good things out in me.
But for now, love, let's be real;
I never thought I could feel this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it.
I don't know where we went wrong,
But the feeling's gone
And I just can't get it back.




If you could read my mind, love,
What a tale my thoughts could tell.
Just like an old time movie,
'Bout a ghost from a wishing well.
In a castle dark or a fortress strong.
With chains upon my feet.
But stories always end,
And if you read between the lines,
You'd know that I'm just tryin' to understand
The feelin's that you lack.
I never thought I could feel this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it.
I don't know where we went wrong,
But the feelin's gone
And I just can't get it back!

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[2beastmodernwarfare2]

@TheDmn61 This was one of my husband's favorite songs/artists. He died November 13th and I can't quit listening to this song. I loved him so much and now I miss him so much......and I just can't get him back. HisDianna

[rosevincent]

@2beastmodernwarfare2 i am so sorry for your loss....just reading this post makes my heart hurt for you...what a beautiful song for him love...it shows he had a beautiful heart....and you are someone quite special to share this with us...i will think of this whenever i hear this song....you are in my prayers...

[noreenz62]

@2beastmodernwarfare2 I'm so sorry. :( 

[CMHardcastle]

@2beastmodernwarfare2 He died because you play MW2.

[Capcoor]

@dotmacis Is it really that new?Wasn't it 33 years ago?I'm assuming you're referring to Stars on 45.



[mineral50music]

i have always loved this song alot.

[zahkuz61]

@2beastmodernwarfare2 So sorry to hear about your loss. It's a beautiful song. All the best...........

[peterzang]

@rosevincent I echo the above. Peace.

[dotmacis]

THIS is how this song was meant to be sung!! I can't stand the newer, faster version.  Blech!!!!

[butterflyawaywithme]

the first time i heard this song, i was ina airport leaving my man, "i dont know where we went wrong, but the feelin's gone & I just cant get it back".....Ill never forget that.

[Necrojax]

This song was played at my mums funeral two years ago. I'll always love this song.

[yeahsee33]

Johnny Cash did a great version of this.