During the 70s, while still in his teens, Mitchell began playing with local bands in the city of Sarnia. After evolving through a few name changes with essentially the same band, Mitchell and a group titled "Zooom" headed off for Toronto, Ontario. The band eventually dissolved, with Mitchell travelling over to the Greek islands.
Upon his return to Canada, he formed the band Max Webster, which managed to finally break through commercially. Besides playing the group, Mitchell and wrote most of the band's songs with fellow Sarnia native and lyricist, Pye Dubois (Paul Woods). Max Webster toured extensively and built a string of hits. Mitchell's solo career began after his departure from Max Webster, with session work and a succession of solo albums.
In early 1985, the song "Go For Soda" from the Akimbo Alogo album became an international hit and perhaps remains his best known song outside of his native Canada.
In 2004, Mitchell entered the radio broadcasting industry, becoming afternoon drive time host on Toronto classic rock radio station Q107.
As of 2005, Mitchell, still does the afternoon drive time on Q107, and is working on a new double CD set for a Spring 2006 release.
In December of 2005, Mitchell had proposed to the Q107 listeners that they write a Christmas song together. The resulting song is entitled "A Christmas Smile". At the end of the song, Mitchell advises his fans not to drink and drive, but to "go for a soda" instead.
Love Overtime
Kim Mitchell Lyrics
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Moments where love first welled up inside me
A time we never thought there could be rain in life
And in that danger zone
Made
All our loving but some way
Somehow I just didn't know
I delayed
I didn't recognize love's face
We danced all night in the summertime
And I knew you would be mine
We danced all night into overtime
When love was so easy to find
On my way
And now I've learned what we had
I know I lied to myself
I guess that lady luck just couldn't wait
I watched you walk away
From our moment
Into some other life
We danced all night in the summertime
And I knew you would be mine
We danced all night into overtime
When love was so easy to find
We danced all night in the summertime
I didn't see what was so plain
You don't feel fall in the summertime
I never felt a drop of rain
Oooo those bridges the burned me
Oooo the flames when our loving died
Oooo those lessons unlearned
Sowed their cold winds so many times
We danced all night in the summertime
We laughed in the morning sun
We danced all night into overtime
Did you see it come undone
When I came back it was long behind
Didn't love give us a sign
We danced all night into overtime
Why didn't we listen to love
And our hearts
Didn't love give us a sign
The lyrics of Kim Mitchell's "Love Overtime" reminisce the moments where the singer fell in love and danced all night into overtime during the summertime. They describe their naivety and ignorance towards love and the impending storm that awaited them in the future. The singer expresses regret and sorrow over not recognizing love's face and delaying their love. They also acknowledge the lady luck that couldn't wait and how they watched their love walk away from their moment into another life.
The chorus of the song repeats the memories of dancing all night and finding love so easy during the summertime. However, in the last verse, the singer realizes that their love has been long gone, and they did not pay attention to the signs love gave them. They couldn't see what was so plain and didn't feel fall in the summertime, which is a metaphorical way of saying that they didn't see the end coming. The song's ending sees the singer questioning why they didn't listen to love and their hearts.
Overall, the lyrics of "Love Overtime" speak of lost love, regret, and the inevitable end of love. The singer reflects on the moments that went by too quickly and how they didn't pay attention to the signs that love gave them.
Line by Line Meaning
I can remember so well
I have vivid memories of the moments when I first fell in love
Moments where love first welled up inside me
These are the specific moments when my love for you first began to flourish
A time we never thought there could be rain in life
During that time, we never imagined that there would be sadness or difficulty in our lives
And in that danger zone
But eventually, we found ourselves in a precarious situation
Made all our loving but some way
We went through the motions of being in love, but something was missing
Somehow I just didn't know I delayed
I didn't realize at the time that I was holding us back from true happiness
Our song went drifting by
We missed out on an opportunity to create something beautiful together
I didn't recognize love's face
I failed to see that love was right in front of me
We danced all night in the summertime
We spent a magical night together during the warm season
And I knew you would be mine
I had a feeling that you and I were meant to be together
When love was so easy to find
Love was abundant and we didn't have to look far to find it
On my way
But I eventually went down a different path
And now I've learned what we had
Looking back, I realize how special our love was
I know I lied to myself
I made excuses for why our relationship wasn't working
I guess that lady luck just couldn't wait
Perhaps fate wasn't on our side and our relationship was doomed from the start
I watched you walk away from our moment
I observed you leave and realized the depth of my feelings for you
Into some other life
You went on to a new chapter of your life without me
I didn't see what was so plain
I failed to recognize the obvious signs that things were changing between us
You don't feel fall in the summertime
We were in a season of warmth and happiness, so it was easy to ignore the possibility of sadness
I never felt a drop of rain
I simply wasn't prepared for the storm that was to come
Oooo those bridges the burned me
I regret the choices I made that ended up damaging our relationship
Oooo the flames when our loving died
The intensity of our love ultimately led to its destruction
Oooo those lessons unlearned
There were valuable lessons to be learned from our failed relationship
Sowed their cold winds so many times
The negative effects of our mistakes were felt many times over
We danced all night in the summertime
We tried to hold on to the happy memory of that perfect night together
We laughed in the morning sun
We smiled, laughed and embraced the joy of being alive
Did you see it come undone
Did you also feel the moment when our love began to unravel?
When I came back it was long behind
When I finally returned, it was clear that the past was gone and we had moved on
Didn't love give us a sign
Were there signs all along that we chose to ignore?
We danced all night into overtime
We pushed past the limits of time and danced until the morning light
Why didn't we listen to love and our hearts
Why didn't we trust our instincts and each other to make our love last?
Didn't love give us a sign
Perhaps we missed out on our true love because we didn't pay attention to love's subtle nudges
Contributed by Matthew E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Richard Eveland
Amazing song and artist …………………..this really touches my soul ………..
Kelly Mark
@ Carlo You are most welcome! Glad that you enjoyed it! You Have to love Kim Mitchell :)