![]() ![]() Or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track and findĪnd for hours you’re just gentle on my mind It’s just knowing that the world will not be cursing Planted on their columns now that bind meīecause they thought we fit together walking That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bagĪnd the ink stains that are dried upon some line “ It’s knowing that your door is always open Basically, the memories of her are a cushion for his mind and presumably even his heart. It’s something that his mind rests upon when it requires thoughts that are gentle. The title, “Gentle on My Mind” implies that the memory of his lover is a gentle one. It is this love turned into a memory that gives him and comfort and the ability to move forward in his life. In essence, the song is about a long, lost love that stays with the singer as a distant memory. “Gentle on my mind” is a phrase that repeats itself again and again in the song. Campbell even named his sixth album, which contained this very song, “Gentle on My Mind”. In years to come, the same song would be recreated and reperformed by various legends of the music industry such as Dean Martin and Elvis Presley. It is said that he was so awestruck by John Hartford’s original version, that he had to make the song his own. That was when he released his own version of “Gentle on My Mind”. He won four Grammy awards in 1967 itself. That’s when he made it back into the music scene in a thunderous manner. He has won a total of 4 Grammy awards, 3 Grammy Hall of Fame Awards, and the coveted Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.Īround 1966, Campbell’s label was considering dropping him. In the genre of country music, Campbell has been a defining figure. In fact, one can clearly see in a live performance of his “Gentle on My Mind”, that even Roy Clark was awestruck by his guitar skills. That was perhaps due to Glen Campbell’s otherworldly guitar skills. As he holds the cup of soup in his hands he thinks of his love and why he cannot shake the love he has for her yet why can he not settle down with her.Released in 1967, “Gentle on My Mind” made garnered a lot of critical acclaims. Ar night he gathers with the other Bums to try and find food. You see him riding the rails looking at the back roads of America carrying nothing with him. The last part from the wheat fields to the junkyard to the cup of soup being cradled in his hands is one of the most picturesque passages of a song that exists any where. He has affairs with other women but he has no feelings for them and leaves them crying or upset or whatever, he does not care. The whole world can think they are crazy but they do not care. Only their love and acceptance of each other and they do not care what anyone else thinks. To me this is the weakest line in the song and at the same time the most meaningful as there is nothing physical such as a home or family to describe their relationship. There are no forgotten promises but still there is the connection that keeps him to constantly think about her. There are no love letters and no signatures on a marriage license. Few of us would ever agree to such an arrangement which make this such a powerful song. At the same time he is always welcome back knowing it will be only for a short time. She accepts him and that he will not change. Ranked #16 all time greatest song but I would have to rate it higher. That you're wavin' from the backroads by the rivers of my mem'ry Through cupped hands round a tin can I pretend to hold you to my breast and find My beard a roughened coal pile and a dirty hat pulled low across my face I dip my cup of of soup back from a gurgling, crackling cauldron in some train yard I still might run in silence, tears of joy might stain my faceĪnd the summer sun might burn me till I'm blindīut not to where I cannot see you walking on the backroads Though the wheat fields and the clotheslinesĪnd the junkyards and the highways come between usĪnd some other woman's crying to her mother cause she turned and I was gone That you're moving on the backroads by the rivers of my mem'ryĪnd for hours you're just gentle on my mind When I walk along some railroad track and find It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing or forgiving ![]() Or something that somebody said because they thought we fit together walking It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy planted on their columns now that bind me That keeps you in the backroads by the rivers of my mem'ry That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag rolled up and stashed behind your couchĪnd it's knowing I'm not shackled by forgotten words and bondsĪnd the ink stains that have dried upon some line It's knowing that your door is always open and your path is free to walk
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