| Gentle On My Mind Lyrics Artist(Band):Glen Campbell
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 mem'ry 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 mem'ry And for hours you're just gentle on my mind Though the wheat fields and the clotheslines 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 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 mem'ry Ever smiling, ever gentle on my mind If you find some error in Gentle On My Mind Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Review about Gentle On My Mind Overly Critical | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/26/2008 For starters, this is an UN-flawed masterpiece, given the genre it was written. It is easy in the year 2007 (2008) to criticize something that was penned over 3 decades prior. And while, admittedly, the song would not "work" in today's pop culture (if a true one still exists), it did work in its time, which is all that matters. It is by far Campbell's best recording...even "By the Time...Phoenix" is a distant second. Forget the wonderful imagery... | Reviewer: john | 1/1/2008 I understand the 'anon' review, but respectfully differ...indeed there is 10 lbs of imagery shoved into a 5 lb plot, BUT it's all good -really good!...terrific imagery...my problem is with the premise...we have, dare I say, a freighthoppin' hobo who leaves multiple nubile females at the brink...crying to their mama. Either this guy was mysogynistic, moronic, or a loser of titanic proportions. The love of his life is there - at his beck and call - but he chooses trainyards, cracklin' cauldrons AND presumably smelly, shiftless, ne'er-do-well dregs over this woman. I'd love to talk to the late John Hartford about his inspiration! Nonetheless, the lyrics are extraordinary An Undisputed Classic....but...... | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/25/2007 A great song, without a doubt...but, dare I say it, somewhat overwritten. The avalanche of descriptions and metaphors, crammed in line after line, is a bit "too much" to anyone who's matured enough to appreciate literary economy. This is the sort of thing that sophomores write in school, and that a good editor will take a robust blue pencil to if it crosses his desk. But of course it's the Dylanesque word-abundance of the song that is also its charm. Overall, it works. Again, a great song, one I love, but one that definitely falls into the category of "flawed masterpiece." nitpicker as I am | Reviewer: BB_GunJPN | 9/3/2007 7th line from the bottom: I dip my cup of of soup back from a gurgling, crackling cauldron in some train yard @of is one too many So the line should go: I dip my cup of soup back from a gurgling, crackling cauldron in some train yard Review the song Gentle On My Mind The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Glen Campbell" Music | |
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