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If You Could Read My Mind Lyrics by Jeannie C. Riley

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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 cast the 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 that drug stores sell
When you reached the part where the heartaches start
The hero would be me but heroes often fail
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 No. 2
A movie queen keep
To play the scene of bringin' all the good things out of 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 is 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 cast the 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 trying to understand
The feeling's that you lack
I'd 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 is gone and I just can't get it back
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Jeannie C. Riley

Jeannie C. Riley

About “If You Could Read My Mind” by Jeannie C. Riley

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"If You Could Read My Mind" is credited to Jeannie C. Riley. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"If You Could Read My Mind" appears on "Jeannie".

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