Gentle on My Mind
Unforgettable Memories: Embracing Freedom and Connection
Lyrics
It's knowing that your door is always open
Appreciating the welcoming nature, feeling free to enter
And the path is free to walk
Freedom in choosing one's own path without constraints
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag
Willingness to leave comfort for a connection
Rolled up and stashed behind your couch
Symbolic storage of personal belongings at a loved one's place
And it's knowing I'm not shackled
Feeling liberated from past obligations or commitments
By forgotten words and bonds
Not held back by past misunderstandings or promises
And the ink stains that are
References to past written communications and their impact
Dried upon some line
Reflection on the permanence of written words
That keeps you in the backroads
Choosing the less-traveled path influenced by memories
By the rivers of my memory
Recalling experiences along the rivers of memory
Keeps you ever gentle on my mind
Expressing enduring affection and impact on the mind
It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy
Avoiding attachment to superficial or material aspects
Planted on some columns now that binds us
Rejecting external influences that attempt to bind the relationship
Or something that somebody said
Not affected by rumors or opinions of others
Because they thought we'd
Disregarding assumptions about compatibility
Fit together walking
Understanding that true connection goes beyond appearances
It's just knowing that the world
Confidence in the relationship's resilience to criticism
Will not be cursing
Belief that the world won't dictate the relationship's worth
Or forgiving when I'm drifting through
Indifference to societal judgments while exploring life
The market place and find
Discovering the other's journey on less-traveled routes
That you're moving on the backroads
Observing the partner's movements in memories
By the rivers of my memory
Association of the partner with the rivers of memory
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
Continuous impact and warmth in the mind's recollections
Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines
Obstacles and distances that separate, but the connection persists
And the junkyards and the
Symbolic elements representing challenges in the relationship
Highways come between us
Physical and emotional barriers between the partners
And some other woman cryin' to her mother
Recognition of the impact on others when the partner is absent
'Cause she turned and you were gone
Realization of the partner's sudden departure affecting others
I still might walk for hours
Willingness to endure emotional pain for the relationship
Tears of joy might stain my face
Tears of joy as a testament to the enduring love
And a summer sun might burn
The intensity of emotions under the summer sun
Me 'til I'm blind
Enduring pain without losing sight of the partner
But not to where I cannot see
Clear vision of the partner's journey in memories
You movin' on the backroads
Observing the partner's movement on less-traveled paths
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind
Continued impact and presence in the mind's memories
Shutters creak in autumn wind
Solitude and introspection triggered by autumn surroundings
That make me draw inside myself in silence
Withdrawal into one's thoughts in response to environmental changes
And just like now I sit and watch
Reflecting on the present moment, reminiscent of past observations
Stay in across my yard
Observing the partner's actions from a distance
And laying down my hair brush
Mundane activities and routine actions in the partner's absence
Back within my window seat and find
Rediscovery of the partner's movements in memories
That you're moving on in backroads
Confirmation of the partner's continued journey in memories
By the rivers of my memory
Association of the partner with the rivers of memory
Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind
Perpetual happiness and warmth in memories
Gentle on my mind gentle on my mind
Reiteration of the enduring and gentle impact on the mind
Gentle on my mind gentle on my mind
Continued affirmation of the partner's gentle impact
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