I'll be right back, okay?
00:16
All right.
00:18
Hey, I got . . .
00:55
I know.
01:12
It's knowing that your
door is always open
01:18
And your path is free to walk
01:21
That makes me tend to
leave my sleeping bag
01:27
Rolled up and stashed
behind your couch
01:30
And it's knowing
I'm not shackled
01:36
by forgotten words and bonds
01:37
And the ink stains that
are dried upon some line
01:41
That keeps you on the back roads
01:46
By the rivers of my memory
01:49
That keeps you ever
gentle on my mind
01:52
It's not clinging to
the rocks and ivy
01:58
Planted on their columns
now that bind me
02:00
Or something that somebody said
02:07
Because they thought we
fit together walking
02:09
It's just knowing that the world
will not be cursing or forgiving
02:17
When I walk along some
railroad track and find
02:21
That you're moving
on the back roads
02:27
By the rivers of my memory
02:29
And for hours you're
just gentle on my mind
02:33
Though the wheat fields
and the clothes lines
02:38
And the junkyards and the
highways come between us
02:40
And some other woman's
cryin' to her mother
02:47
'Cause she turned and I was gone
02:50
I still might run in silence
tears of joy might stain my face
02:56
And the summer sun might
burn me 'til I'm blind
03:01
Oh but not to where I cannot see
you walkin' on the back roads
03:08
By the rivers flowing
gentle on my mind.
03:13
I dip my cup of soup
back from a gurglin'
03:19
Cracklin' cauldron
in some train yard
03:22
My beard a rustling,
a cold towel,
03:28
A dirty hat pulled low across
my face (across my face)
03:31
Through cupped hands
'round the tin can
03:37
I pretend to hold you
to my breast and find
03:40
That you're waiting
from the back roads
03:45
By the rivers of my memories
03:48
Ever smilin' ever
gentle on my mind
03:50
Gentle on my mind
03:56
You are gentle on my mind
04:00
Oooo Oooo Oooo Yeah
04:06
Lyrics & Translation
“Gentle On My Mind” by The Band Perry offers a rich lyrical landscape that can enhance your English language learning. Its poetic phrasing and evocative imagery describe enduring memories and emotional depth, providing an excellent opportunity to explore nuanced vocabulary and descriptive language in a country music context. The song's clear vocals and heartfelt delivery make it accessible for understanding, while its compelling narrative invites deeper engagement with English storytelling.
[English]
I'll be right back, okay?All right.
Hey, I got . . .
I know.
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 on the back roads
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 back roads
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
Oh but not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the back roads
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind.
I dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin'
Cracklin' cauldron in some train yard
My beard a rustling, a cold towel,
A dirty hat pulled low across my face (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 back roads
By the rivers of my memories
Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind
Gentle on my mind
You are gentle on my mind
Oooo Oooo Oooo Yeah
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