Gentle on My Mind Songtext
von Tom Gaebel

It′s knowin' that your door is always open
And your path is free to walk
That makes me tend to leave my sleepin′ bag rolled up
And stashed behind your couch

And it's knowin' I′m not shackled by forgotten words and bonds
And the ink stains that have dried upon some lines
That keeps you in the back roads by the rivers of my memory
And keeps you ever gentle on my mind


It′s not clingin' to the rocks and ivy
Planted on their columns now that bind me
Or somethin′ that somebody said
Because they thought we fit together walkin'

It′s just knowin' that the world will not be cursin′ or forgivin'
When I walk along some railroad track and find
That you're movin′ on the back roads by the rivers of my memory
And for hours you′re just gentle on my mind

I dip my cup of soup
Back from a gurglin', cracklin′ cauldron in some train yard
My beard a roughenin' 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 back roads by the rivers of my memories
Ever smilin', ever gentle on my mind