Middle of the Road are a pop group from Scotland who enjoyed great success … Read Full Bio ↴Middle of the Road are a pop group from Scotland who enjoyed great success across Europe in the early 1970s.

They had three major hits in the UK singles chart, all of them bubblegum pop classics: "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" (Number 1), "Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum" (Number 2) and "Soley Soley" (Number 5), all in 1971. But in other European countries, their success continued well into 1972 and 1973, with songs like "Sacramento", "Samson and Delilah", "Bottom's Up" and "The Talk of All the USA".

Their enigmatic percussionist / lead vocalist was Sally Carr (born Sarah Cecilia Young on 28 March 1945, in Muirhead, Lanarkshire) (ex Part Four, Los Caracas), the rest of the band were, drummer Ken Andrews (born Kenneth Andrew Ballentyne, 28 August 1946, in Bearsden, Glasgow, Strathclyde) (ex Part Four, Los Caracas); guitarist / flutist Ian Campbell-Lewis (born Ian McCreadie, 15 July 1947, in Partick, Glasgow, Strathclyde) (ex Part Four, Los Caracas); bassist / vocalist Eric Campbell-Lewis (born Eric McCreadle, 17 June 1949, in Partick, Glasgow, Strathclyde) (ex Part Four, Los Caracas).

To Remind Me
Middle Of The Road Lyrics

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When I look through my window I only see rain
And my thoughts go back to those wonderful days
We shared together and you left without any cares
And I only have pain to remind me

We started a love right
Then something went wrong
I tried to hold on to you

But now now that you have gone
My dreams are shattered I hold
And I thought would come true
And I only have pain to remind me now

You had me close in your arms
Your breath was one next to mine all night through
But when the morning arrived
You left without a goodbye
And I knew I was losing you

Another rain on the window
Reminds me of tears
These lonely tears
That I've shed for you all through the years
When you find someone new you can love more than I
And I only have pain to remind me

(piano)

And I only have pain to remind me now
You had me close in your arms
Your breath was one next to mine all night through
But when the morning arrived
You left without a goodbye
And I knew I was losing you.

Another rain on the window
Reminds me of tears
These lonely tears
That I've shared for you all through the years

When you find someone new you can love more than I
And I only have pain to remind me (6x) now

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Middle Of The Road's song To Remind Me are a reflection of a past love that ended with pain and tears. The singer looks out their window at the rain and is reminded of the memories they had with their past lover. The song talks about how the love once felt so real and how it was going to last forever, but something went wrong and the relationship ended. The singer tried to hold onto the love they had, but their lover left without saying goodbye. The song expresses how the singer is filled with pain and that's the only thing that serves as a reminder of the past love.

In the first verse, the lyrics talk about the memories shared together and how their lover left without any care. The second verse delves into how they had started their love and how their dreams were shattered. The bridge of the song tells us about how they once shared a close bond, but with time their love faded away. The chorus tells us how the pain is the only thing that stays with them and reminds them of their past love.

Line by Line Meaning

When I look through my window I only see rain
I'm feeling down and the world seems gloomy.

And my thoughts go back to those wonderful days
I reminisce about the past and happy times we shared.

We shared together and you left without any cares
You left me without any regard for my feelings.

And I only have pain to remind me
All I have left is the hurt you caused me.

We started a love right
We shared a genuine and loving relationship.

Then something went wrong
But then suddenly something in our relationship changed.

I tried to hold on to you
I struggled to keep our relationship alive and strong.

But now now that you have gone
Despite my efforts, you left me.

My dreams are shattered I hold
My hopes and aspirations for us have been crushed.

And I thought would come true
The things I hoped for in our relationship will never come to fruition.

And I only have pain to remind me now
All that remains for me is the painful memories of our relationship.

You had me close in your arms
You held me close and made me feel loved and secure.

Your breath was one next to mine all night through
We were intimately close and shared moments of affection.

But when the morning arrived
But when the dawn broke and reality hit,

You left without a goodbye
You left without any explanation or farewell.

And I knew I was losing you
I sensed that our relationship was falling apart and we were drifting apart.

Another rain on the window
It's raining again outside.

Reminds me of tears
And the tears I've shed over you.

These lonely tears
The tears I've shed while feeling lonely and abandoned.

That I've shared for you all through the years
The sadness and despair I've felt throughout the years we were together.

When you find someone new you can love more than I
If you ever find someone else you love more than me,

And I only have pain to remind me
I'll only have the pain of our past relationship to remind me of what we lost.

And I only have pain to remind me (6x) now
The only thing I have left is the heartache and suffering from our failed relationship.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GIOSAFATTE CAPUANO, HAROLD STOTT, MARIO CAPUANO, SALLY CARR

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