It's knowing that your door is always open And your path is free to walk That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag Rolled up and stashed behind your couch And it's knowing I'm not shackled By forgotten words and bonds And the ink stains that are dried upon some line That keeps you in the back roads The rivers of my memory That keeps you ever gentle on my mind It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy Planted on their columns now that bind me Or something that somebody said Because they thought we fit together walking It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing Or forgiving when I walked along some railroad track and find That you're moving on the back roads By the rivers of my memory And for hours you're just gentle on my mind I dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin' Cracklin' cauldron in some train yard My beard a roughening coal pile And a dirty hat pulled low across my face Through cupped hands 'round the tin can I pretend to hold you to my breast and find That you're waiting on the back roads By the rivers of my memories Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind It's knowing that your door is always open And your path is free to walk That keeps you in the back roads By the rivers of my memory That keeps you ever gentle on my mind Through cupped hands 'round the tin can I pretend to hold you to my breast and find That you're waiting on the back roads By the rivers of my memories Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind

It's knowing that your door is always open And your path is free to walk (free to walk, free to walk, free to walk, free to walk) That makes me know that I can leave my sleeping bag behind your couch (be right there) Yes it is (yes it will be right there) It's knowing I'm not shackled by forgotten words and bonds And your ink stains that have dried upon some line Keeps you on the backroads (backroads) By the rivers of my memory (memory) It keeps you ever gentle on my mind (gentle on my mind) Oh-oh woo (gentle on my mind) It's not clinging to some rocks and ivy planted on some column now That binds us, no, it don't Or something that somebody said Because they thought we fit together walking We did it, baby It's knowing that the world will not be cursing or forgiving When they turn around and find That you're moving on the back roads (back roads) You're still on my memory (memory) You're ever gentle on my mind (gentle on my mind, yeah) Yes, I'm baby (gentle on my mind, yeah) Yeah, you are gentle (gentle on my mind, yeah) You are gentle (gentle on my mind, yeah) You are gentle and gentle (gentle on my mind, yeah) You are gentle on the back roads (gentle on my mind, yeah) Yeah, yeah (gentle on my mind, yeah) You are gentle on my mind (gentle on my mind, yeah) Say that, babe (gentle on my mind, yeah) You are gentle on my mind (gentle on my mind, yeah) Yeah (gentle on my mind, yeah)

It's knowing you don't try to bind my freedom with some promise made of gold That for you my door stays open and our love becomes a simple to a street And it's knowing we're not shackled by forgotten words and bonds And the ink stains that have dried upon some line That keeps you on the back roads by the rivers of my memory That keeps you ever gentle on my mind It's not clinging to the rocks and I'd be planted on some column now that binds us Or something that somebody said because they thought we fit together walking It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing or forgiving When I'm driftin' through the market place and find That you're moving on the back roads by the rivers of my memory And for hours you're just gentle on my mind Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines And the junk yards and the highways come between us And some other woman crying to her mother 'cause she turned and you were gone I still might walk for hours tears of joy might stain my face And a summer sun might burn me till I'm blind But not to where I cannot see you moving on the back roads By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind The shadows creek in autumn winds that make me draw inside myself in silence Cross legged now I sit and watch the endless chase of leaves across my yard And layin' down my hair brush I lean back within my window seat and find That you're moving on the back roads by the rivers of my memory Ever smiling, ever gentle on my mind

Cada día por la carretera Noche, madrugada entera Y mi amor aumenta más Porque pienso en ella en el camino Imagino su cariño y todo el bien Que ella me da La nostalgia viene a hablar conmigo Con la radio yo consigo Espantar la soledad Voy de día un poco más veloz, de noche Prendo los faroles A iluminar la oscuridad Yo sé, yeih-yeh-eh-eh Voy corriendo en busca de ella Corazón tan disparado Pero yo voy con cuidado No me arriesgo en marcha suelta Yo sé, yeih-yeh-eh-eh Siempre en esa carretera Al volante pienso en ella Ya pinté en el parachoque un corazón Y el nombre de ella Ya rodé por mi país entero Como todo camionero Tuve lluvia y cerrazón Cuando llueve el limpiador desliza Va y viene el parabrisas Late igual mi corazón Loco por lo dulce de su beso Miro lleno de deseo Su retrato en el panel Es en el calor de su abrazo Que me olvido del cansancio Y me abastezco de su miel Yo sé, yeih-yeh-eh-eh Voy corriendo en busca de ella Corazón tan disparado Pero yo voy con cuidado No me arriesgo en marcha suelta Yo sé, yeih-yeh-eh-eh Siempre en esa carretera Al volante pienso en ella Ya pinté en el parachoque un corazón Y el nombre de ella

Hold your breath, make a wish Now count to three Come with me and you'll be In a world of pure imagination Take a look and you'll see Into your imagination We'll begin with a spin Trav'lling in a world of my creation What we'll see will defy explanation If you wanna view paradise Simply look around and view it Anything you want we'll do it You wanna change the world There's nothing to it There is no life I know To compare with pure imagination Living there, you'll be free If you truly want to be Come on c'mon go with me You wanna see somthing funny Have a lot of fun -- c'mon let's go Let's try our own imagination See what we can go away from today Alright? Hey Take me by the hand Let us run from the little Little little Little, little little funny land Come on c'mon C'mon let's go to imagination

Back to you It always comes around Back to you I tried to forget you I tried to stay away But it's too late Over you I'm never over Over you It's something about you It's just the way you move The way you move me Yeah, I'm so good at forgetting And I quit every game I play But forgive me, love I can't turn and walk away this way Back to you It always comes around Back to you I walk with your shadow I'm sleeping in my bed With your silhouette Yeah, should've smiled in that picture If it's the last that I'll see of you It's the least that you could not do Leave the light on I'll never give up on you Leave the light on For me, too For me, too For me, too Yeah Back to me I know that it comes Back to me Doesn't it scare you Your will is not as strong As it used to be