You're On My Mind
Old Man River Lyrics
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Thinking of you my love, calling to you.
Stuck in my pride there's no where to hide
Thinking of you my love, calling to you
And I just can′t keep you out
You're on my mind where ever I go
That I can′t go on watching love
Wasting away
This is the time to open your heart
Thinking of yog my love, calling to you
There is no point in wondering why
There is no cure that I won′t try
To get over you my love, thinking of you
And I just can't keep you out
You′re on my mind where ever I go
I think it's time to let you know
That I can′t go on watching love
Wasting away
You're on my mind where ever I go
I see your face on every tree on every flower on every bird
They′re calling your name
You're on my mind where ever I go
I think it's time to let you know
That I can′t go on watching time
Wasting away, wasting away
The lyrics to 'You're On My Mind' by Old Man River express the persistent thoughts of the singer about their love. The first stanza of the song establishes that the singer is alone on a Saturday night and is thinking about their love. Despite their pride, they are unable to stop thinking about their significant other and are calling out to them. The second stanza repeats the idea of the singer being unable to keep their love off their mind and how it is affecting them as they feel like their love is wasting away whereas they cannot do anything about it.
The chorus of the song is a desperate plea to the significant other that the singer cannot keep their love off their mind, no matter where they go. They want to let their significant other know how they feel and how they cannot watch their love wasting away. The singer sees their love's face on all the things around them - on every tree, flower and bird - and they cannot take it anymore. The lyrics suggest that it is time for the significant other to open their heart so that they can try to work it out or move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Saturday night there's no one around
It's a lonely Saturday night without anyone around and I can't help but think of you and wish you were here.
Stuck in my pride there's no where to hide
My ego is preventing me from expressing my feelings and there's nowhere to hide from the fact that I can't stop thinking about you.
And I just can't keep you out
No matter how hard I try, I can't stop you from occupying my thoughts.
You're on my mind where ever I go
I can't escape the constant thoughts of you, no matter where I am or what I'm doing.
I think it's time to let you know
I need to express my feelings for you and let you know how much you mean to me.
That I can't go on watching love
I can't sit idly by and watch our love slip away.
Wasting away
Our love is deteriorating and it's time to do something about it.
This is the time to open your heart
Now is the perfect moment to reveal your true feelings and let your heart guide you.
There is no point in wondering why
There's no use in questioning why we're meant to be together, we just are.
There is no cure that I won't try
I'll do whatever it takes to save our love and keep us together.
To get over you my love, thinking of you
Ironically, the only way to get over my love for you is by constantly thinking of you and what we have together.
I see your face on every tree on every flower on every bird
Your image is all around me and I can't escape it, everything reminds me of you.
They're calling your name
The world seems to be calling out your name, as if even it knows we belong together.
That I can't go on watching time
I can't just watch time go by and let our love fade away without doing something about it.
Wasting away, wasting away
Our love is slowly wasting away and we need to take action before it's too late.
Writer(s): Rein Ohad
Contributed by Isabelle D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Saturday night, there's no one around
I'm thinking of you my love
I'm calling to you
I'm stuck in my pride (Ahhhh ahhh ah)
There's no where to hide
I'm thinking of you my love
I'm calling to youu an i just cant keep you out
Your on my mind wherever i go
I think its time to let you know
That i cant go on watching love, wasting away
This is the time (Ahhhh ahhh ah)
To open your heart
I'm thinking of you my love
I'm calling to you
There is no point in wonderin why
There is no cure that i wont try
To get up for you my love
I'm thinkin of you an i just cant keep you out
Your on my mind wherever i go
I think its time to let you know
That i cant go on watching love wasting away
Your on my mind wherever i go
I see your face on every tree on every flower on every bird
They're calling your name
Your on my mind wherever i go
I think its time to let you know that i cant go on watching time wasting away wasting away
Your on my mind
Your on my mind
Your on my mind
Ema Ish
7 years later and this song is still a gem.
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좋은 노래를 주셔서 감사합니다.
David Avrahamov
מדהים, סוף סוף מוזיקה איכותית! מדהים שאף אחד כמעט לא שמע עליו בארץ..
עזבו דה וויוס, אני מחכה לשמוע מתי ההופעה שלו..
KSki
So glad I randomly stumbled upon this song/artist. I could listen to this song over and over and over again---its fantastic!
jdleester
What a great song! I can't wait to buy the new album, I love the first album.
shira Madati
שיר פשוט מושלם....תמשיך כי אתה ענק!!
Einav Cohen
מדהים ,שיר ממש יפה !!
טופז זיו חג'ג'
כיף לדעת שיש אמנים כאלה בארץ שלנו !
HJ Park
I love this song
Sharona Zadok
אני לא מפסיקה לשמוע אותו מהבוקר הוא פשוט קסם