Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gordon Lightfoot
Vocals
Rick Haynes
Bass Guitar
Red Shea
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gordon Lightfoot
Songwriter
Nick DeCaro
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gary Brandt
Recording Engineer
Joe Wissert
Producer
Lenny Waronker
Producer
Lee Herschberg
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[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 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 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
Heroes often fail
And you won't read that book again
Because the ending's just too hard to take
[Verse 3]
I 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 wishing well
In a castle dark, or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet
The stories always end
[Verse 5]
If you read between the lines
You'll know that I'm just trying 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
Written by: Gordon Lightfoot