You On My Mind

Story Behind The Song

He knows he made mistakes, and he lost her. He's full of regret & remorse, but still he can't stop thinking about her. In fact, he's re-living the times with her, even though he knows he can never have those times back. This is pure Despair.

Song Description

To some, this is my masterpiece: A classic superbly-written song, beautifully arranged, recorded & sung. I make no excuses for saying that!

Song Length 3:38 Genre Pop - Standards, Pop - Easy Listening
Tempo Very Slow (Under 70) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Heartbreaking, Moving Subject Lost Love, Madly In Love
Similar Artists Harry Nilsson, Frank Sinatra Language English
Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

1. It's not an easy thing to look at life
From where I'm standing,
It's hard when you've been hurt to find your way.
I try and carry on and sometimes feel
That I'm succeeding,
And then I think of love and yesterday.

Refrain. So excuse me for being such a drag on you,
I'm so much in love and I'm still mad on you,
Everywhere I go and everything I do
Is with you on my mind.
Yes, I know that I'll never have you back again,
And even if I could it wouldn't be the same,
Everyone I know says it's such a shame
And I'm so unkind, but they must be blind -
It's only you on my mind.

2. To see the children play brings me right down
And starts me crying,
I know that's very wrong, but it's the pain.
You'll think that I'm all tears, but that's not true,
It's just this feeling -
If life can hurt me once it could again.

Refrain. So excuse me for being such a drag on you,
I'm so much in love and I'm still mad on you,
Everywhere I go and everything I do
Is with you on my mind.
Yes, I know that I'll never have you back again,
And even if I could it wouldn't be the same,
Everyone I know says it's such a shame
And I'm so unkind, but they must be blind -
Its only you on my mind.

Refrain. So excuse me for being such a drag on you, etc...

(Repeat to fade-out).

Copyright (c) Pindrop Music/Robert Kingston Music. All Rights Reserved.

Lyrics John Lord Music John Lord
Producer Terry Brown Publisher Pindrop Music/Robert Kingston Music
Performance John Lord
This track is on 2 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Nick Fuse Songs of Wishes and Dreams 5/24/2012
Denise My Top Songs 9/10/2007

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