Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind (lyrics on screen) HQ Audio

Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind - Lyrics on screen and in description. High quality audio. Slideshow with photos of Wentworth Miller and Sarah Wayne Callie from "Prison Break" set to the music and lyrics of "If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot.

From Wikipedia:
"If You Could Read My Mind" is a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. It reached number one on Canadian music charts and was his first recording to appear on the American music charts, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1971. Later in the year, it reached number 30 in the UK. Lightfoot has cited his divorce for inspiring the lyrics, saying they came to him as he was sitting in a vacant Toronto house one summer.

This song first appeared on Lightfoot's 1970 album Sit Down Young Stranger. The success of the single led Lightfoot's label, Reprise Records, to retitle the album after the song. The song also reached number one for one week on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, and was the first of four Lightfoot releases to reach number one.

I hope you enjoy this one.
Peace and love,
Sandy Buyak

Lyrics "If You Could Read My Mind"

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
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 reach 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 act 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 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
You'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand
The feelings 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 feeling's gone and I just can't get it back

[renita]

"When you reach the part when the heartaches come, the hero would be me" The lyrics bring tears to my eyes.

[pauloedermedeiroscardoso]

"This place is yours, for all eternity" - Raymond Reddington

[deewalsh]

My God! Gordon knows how to arrange words so beautifully.

[Defmusicman]

This is one of the few songs that I think are perfectly constructed as far as key, time signature, chord arrangement and vocals. The soulful message of unrequited love is what makes this a classic that will be around for a very long time.

[MovieMaker]

At 56 years old, this song really takes me back & makes me a bit sad; but it's even more beautiful than I remember - thanks for putting it on yt!

[wild-n]

With as much feeling he does put into this song I wish I could see him singing in a small box in the corner of this video.
My ex girlfriend just contacted me after 15 years but she would never settle for one guy. She was 28 and I was 29 then. I called her Jenny as in Forest Gump. I want to send her this but I don't think I will even give her the privilege of listening to this beautiful song. The feeling is gone and I just cant get it back.

[buyakga]

Yes, Troy, I agree this song is loaded! Gordon Lightfoot wrote this song while sitting in his empty Toronto house one summer and thinking about his divorce. :( So sad, but in a way it's also soothing, I think, because it seems like he is saying he's getting over the pain. "The feelings gone, and I just can't get it back."

[larryhenry]

I have loved this song AND songwriter since i first heard this song as a 'child" of 16 in 1971...

[rickrandall]

RIP Gordon. A masterful musician and storyteller.

[garyengle]

Thanks Gordon, your music will live forever.

[Hessian]

Everyone has felt this way, at one time or other in their lives. Great song, great video.

[markj]

Beautiful video and a great choreograph. This video is the story of my life. Bad choices of loves lost and futures not fulfilled!

[lvlimo]

Great work...this is really a masterpiece of a song, beyond classic.

[davejones]

Story of my life sung so brilliantly, the feelings gone and i just can't get it back.

[zainulabidinridzuan]

first heard this song as a teen and instantly liked it. now 4 decades later it is love undiminished. this song is a timeless classic. l cant get enough of this song. am i wierd? i m also a muslim and people like gordon should be hailed for uniting us thru our love fr beautifull music

[buyakga]

You know, Troy, that's a very good question. When I was making the video I thought he meant there was a love triangle. Number two is the movie queen who "plays the scene" of bringing all the good things out in him. He gets burned because of number three (another person for whom she leaves him). Someone else may have a different interpretation I'd love to hear it. Thanks for watching and the great question! :-) Love, Sandy

[farprata]

He's simply able to take you with him. Few are able to do it. Like a wonderful writer he take us with him and we live the story.
Happy to listen. And who knows.... one day I can tell him just that.

[buyakga]

One of the things I love about Gordon Lightfoot's songs is how they t leave a lasting and evolving impression as you uncover new layers of meaning in the song. It's why I never tire of this particular song. And, yes Troy, a house in Toronto sounds great! Love, Sandy

[markj]

One of his best songs.. Brings back very fond memories, Thanks

[buyakga]

Hi Buck. It's the same time here. I woke up about an hour ago after going to bed early (7:30 p.m.). I love this song very much. We don't always understand why things go wrong, but our hearts have their own way of healing. Sometimes it's like in the song: "You won't read that book again because the ending's just to hard to take." Love, Sandy