If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot

If you could read my mind love
What a tale my thoughts could tell
Just like an old time movie
about 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 Im a ghost that you cant see
If I could read your mind love
What a tale your thoughts could tell
Just like a paperback novel
The kind that drugstores sell
When you reach the part where the heartaches come
The hero would be me
But heroes often fail
And you wont read that book again
Because the endings just too hard to take

Id 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, lets be real
* I never thought I could act this way *
And Ive got to say that I just dont get it
I dont know where we went wrong
But the feelins gone
And I just cant 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 wishin 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
Youll know that Im just tryin to understand
The feelins that you lack
I never thought I could feel this way
And Ive got to say that I just to get it
I dont know where we went wrong
But the feelins gone
And I just cant get it back
The song has been covered by many artists, including Don McLean, Kalan Porter, Olivia Newton-John, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Cash, Liza Minnelli, Glen Campbell,

It was also used in the motion pictures including:

Paperback Hero (1973), starring Keir Dullea and Elizabeth Ashley
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
54 (1998)
Wonderland (2003)
We Are Marshall (2006)

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[Iris17591]

Hey this is one of my favourite songs and you do a really good cover prob the best ive seen on here.love the hippy flag too i have one similar in my room. so thanks for brightening my day and keep the music coming. Peace and love,your fellow musician Iris :)

[strat2caster]

@Iris17591

thanks for the great comment! i intend to resume posting vids soon, tie-dye and all ;o)

peace and love

Strat

[Veefree1]

I've been on youtube, but never felt as strongly about commenting on any cover as I do this one. I've never even commented on any song.....This one was on my mind all day, listened to a couple of Gordon lightfoots videos... then ran across this cover...was meant to be!!! You, you have perfected this song.......You, touched my heart with this......Thank you!

[strat2caster]

@Veefree1

thank you very much,

this is one of those songs that I connect with personally,

I'm glad that it comes across to the listener that way

that is the troubadors' goal .

[ProgHead777]

Without a doubt the best sung cover of this song I've seen on YouTube yet. You sound great.

[strat2caster]

@ProgHead777

thank you, i was "feelin' it" that day...

[mnu4evrz]

Dude. I just watched the movie, "Wonderland." Don't know if you have seen it, but this song plays as the closing credits begin to roll and there was something about it that caught my attention. Now listening to you sing the lyrics, they are so profoundly perfect for the end of that movie. This is very well done bro. Peace.

[jdr324]

I got the same chills from this cover as I do when I listen to the actual song.

GREAT JOB!

[mcalpine1986]

amazing,that is all!

[jenya536]

better then the original in my opinion. and its not the first of your songs i think this way about. hope to see you post more songs

[buzzlight2nd1]

thx, you have a wonderful voice. You made my day.

[luckymouse1971]

This song has to be my favorite Gordon Lightfoot song. Man, you did an awesome cover, the best I've heard on all of Youtube!!

[MrCharlietwoseven]

Brilliant, and thankyou brother. touching. love.

[NicklePizza]

This is probably the best Gordon Lightfoot cover I've ever heard, and I don't like cover songs.

[GodzLove1]

Wow you sing this beautifully!

~God Bless