Steemit open mic 46 "Gentle on my mind" cover by Timmy P.
Glen Campbell Lyrics
"Gentle On My Mind"
It'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 are 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 cryin' 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 'til I'm blind
But not to where I cannot see
You walkin' on the backroads
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind
I dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin'
Cracklin' caldron in some train yard
My beard a roughening coal pile,
And a dirty hat pulled low across my face
Through cupped hands 'round the tin can
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
That you're waiting from the backroads
By the rivers of my memories
Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind
Thanks for listening!
Nice tribute to a great artist
Thank you!!
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thank you!
I like this song - I wasn't familiar with it but there is some nice imagery there. You did a great job playing and singing - but I kept waiting for the horn section to kick in! LOL
I found you through the openmic contest - following and looking forward to more of your music in my feed. This is my first week entering the contest and I am really enjoying listening to all the other entries. Cheers - Carl
Thanks for the kind words Carl! I am a private music instructor in Aurora IL and there is a horn teacher in another room. I wasn't even listening to them and I liked the take of song that I did, LOL.
Thanks again!!
👏👏 Nice one mate! Mind, it sounded like you had a brass section planning an attack at the start there...
Haha, yeah, we had some brass going on the other practice room!
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Nice tribute to Glen - one of the true greats!
Thank you!!