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Glen Campbell Gentle On My Mind Lyrics
Total views: 2 times this week / Rating: 10/10 [6 votes]Album: Gentle On My Mind / Original Release Date: 1967-08Genre: CountrySong Duration: 2 min 58 sec
Gentle On My Mind
Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell
GLEN CAMPBELL
- Gentle On My Mind LyricsIt's knowing that your door is always open
And your path is free to walk
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag
Rolled up and stashed behind your couch
And it's knowing I'm not shackled
By forgotten words and bonds
And the ink stains that have dried
Upon some line
That keeps you in the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind
It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy planted
On their columns now that bind me
Or something that somebody said because they thought
We fit together walking
It's just knowing that the world
Will not be cursing or forgiving
When I walk along some railroad track and find
That you're moving on the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines and the junkyards
And the highways come between us
And some other woman's crying to her mother
Cause she turned and I was gone
I still might run in silence
Tears of joy might stain my face
And the summer sun might burn me till I'm blind
But not to where I cannot see you
Walking on the backroads
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind
I dip my cup of soup back from a gurgling
Crackling cauldron in some train yard
My beard a roughened coal pile and a dirty hat
pulled low across my face
Through cupped hands round a tin can
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
That you're wavin' from the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
Ever smiling ever gentle on my mind
And your path is free to walk
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag
Rolled up and stashed behind your couch
And it's knowing I'm not shackled
By forgotten words and bonds
And the ink stains that have dried
Upon some line
That keeps you in the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind
It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy planted
On their columns now that bind me
Or something that somebody said because they thought
We fit together walking
It's just knowing that the world
Will not be cursing or forgiving
When I walk along some railroad track and find
That you're moving on the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
And the highways come between us
And some other woman's crying to her mother
Cause she turned and I was gone
I still might run in silence
Tears of joy might stain my face
And the summer sun might burn me till I'm blind
But not to where I cannot see you
Walking on the backroads
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind
I dip my cup of soup back from a gurgling
Crackling cauldron in some train yard
My beard a roughened coal pile and a dirty hat
pulled low across my face
Through cupped hands round a tin can
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
That you're wavin' from the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
Ever smiling ever gentle on my mind
Facts about Gentle On My Mind
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Gentle On My Mind is written by John Hartford.
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It is first released on August 01, 1967 as part of Glen Campbell's album "Gentle On My Mind" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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When we take a closer look at its interpretation, Glen Campbell's 'Gentle On My Mind' is a portrayal of the strong?? of a past lover who is drawing nearer and nearer by the singer's sharing of memories. The use of metaphors such as 'the back roads' and 'the rivers of my memory' clearly indicate the intimate yet soft bond that has been kept alive despite the physical separation brought about by distance and time. The lyrics, in a way, present the same concepts of nostalgia, reflection, love, joy, and peace. Thus, on one hand, the song emphasizes the role of nostalgia and memory, freedom and independence, as well as love and longing, on the other. Moreover, the lyrics do not include any profane words, sexual materials or any such unpleasant stuff which can be categorized as ‘for adults only’. The themes are contemplative and sentimental, with an emphasis on soft feelings and recollections.
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Gentle On My Mind falls under the genre Country.
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Gentle On My Mind song length is 2 minutes and 58 seconds.
Who wrote Gentle On My Mind lyrics?
Gentle On My Mind is written by John Hartford.
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When was Gentle On My Mind released?
It is first released on August 01, 1967 as part of Glen Campbell's album "Gentle On My Mind" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Gentle On My Mind lyrics?
When we take a closer look at its interpretation, Glen Campbell's 'Gentle On My Mind' is a portrayal of the strong?? of a past lover who is drawing nearer and nearer by the singer's sharing of memories. The use of metaphors such as 'the back roads' and 'the rivers of my memory' clearly indicate the intimate yet soft bond that has been kept alive despite the physical separation brought about by distance and time. The lyrics, in a way, present the same concepts of nostalgia, reflection, love, joy, and peace. Thus, on one hand, the song emphasizes the role of nostalgia and memory, freedom and independence, as well as love and longing, on the other. Moreover, the lyrics do not include any profane words, sexual materials or any such unpleasant stuff which can be categorized as ‘for adults only’. The themes are contemplative and sentimental, with an emphasis on soft feelings and recollections.
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Which genre is Gentle On My Mind?
Gentle On My Mind falls under the genre Country.
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How long is the song Gentle On My Mind?
Gentle On My Mind song length is 2 minutes and 58 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): John Hartford
Record Label(s): 2001 Capitol Records Nashville All rights reserved Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws Manufactured by Nashville Catalog,
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