Olivia Newton-John — 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 About a ghost from a wishing 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, that 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 [Pre-Chorus 2] When you reach the part, where the heartaches come The hero would be me, the hero often fails [Chorus 2] And you won't read that book again Because the ending's just too hard to take [Pre-Chorus 3] I'll 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 Are 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, 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 1] If you could read my mind, love What a tale my thoughts could tell Just like an old-time movie About a ghost from a wishing well [Pre-Chorus 4] In a castle dark, or a fortress strong With chains upon my feet The story always ends [Chorus 4] If you could read between the lines You'll know that I'm just trying to understand [Post-Chorus 4] The feelings 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 The feeling's gone, and I just can't get it back