Gordon Lightfoot — If You Could Read My Mind

[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 [Pre-Chorus 1] In a castle dark, or a fortress strong With chains upon my feet You know that ghost is me [Chorus 1] 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 that drugstores sell [Pre-Chorus 2] When you reach the part, where the heartaches come The hero would be me But heroes often fail [Chorus 2] And you won't read that book again Because the ending's just too hard to take [Pre-Chorus 3] I'd walk away, like a movie star Who gets burned in a three way script Enter number two [Chorus 3] A movie queen to play the scene Of bringing all the good things out in me [Post-Chorus 3] But for now love, let's be real [Bridge 1] 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 feelin's gone, and I just can't get it back [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 [Pre-Chorus 4] In a castle dark, or a fortress strong With chains upon my feet But stories always end [Chorus 4] And if you read between the lines You'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand [Post-Chorus 4] The feelin's that you lack [Bridge 2] 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 feelin's gone And I just can't get it back