If You Could Read My Mind lyrics Meaning

Jamie Jordan

By Jamie Jordan

If You Could Read My Mind song by Gordon Lightfoot from Primary Album Sit-down-young-stranger. The music is composed and produced by Joel. Genre is Orchestral, Canada, Blue-Eyed Soul music. The Record company is unknown. Released on April 1970.

The video came from: Youtube

If You Could Read My Mind Meaning

[[Verse 1]
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 you can’t see

[Verse 2]
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

[Verse 3]
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
, [Verse 4]
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]
If You Could Read My Mind
If You Could Read My Mind image

Common queries

  1. Who produced the lyrics for If You Could Read My Mind?

    This lirics prodiucer by Lenny Waronker & Joe Wissert.

  2. Who is the songwriter behind this hit single? If You Could Read My Mind

    If You Could Read My Mind lyrics song is written by Gordon Lightfoot

Jamie Jordan

Jamie Jordan, an American songwriter with a knack for crafting captivating tunes across a diverse musical spectrum, including Hip-hop, Country, Folk, and R&B. With proficiency in a wide range of genres, I share my lyrical creations on this platform under the categories I and J.

Leave a Comment