Lyrics to
Got You On My Mind

This version of Got You On My Mind was released by Bonnie Raitt in 1974.

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I saw you this mornin’
Though you were nowhere in sight
But I’ve got to admit
That the thought of you hangs around me
Like a hand on my shoulder, like a fly on my nose

I got you on my mind
I got you on my mind

Well I tried to catch the moon in a butterfly net
But I tripped and it slipped from my hand
And it fell into the sea
But at least I know where the moon is hiding
And just like the moon

I got you on my mind
I got you on my mind

Now some nights I’ll be sitting at home
Starin’ at some old magazines
And I wonder could somebody tell me
Whatever happened to those back seat plans
Did they drive off with the man?

I tell you, a girl stays single ’cause she don’t like men
Or maybe she likes them too much
Me, I like them not too much or too little
But times were easy and so was I
Was I in love with you or just in love with love…?

I got you on my mind
I got you on my mind

Got you on my mind
I got you on my mind

There were days when I was feelin’ so low
Brought us close as no good times could
There were moments so full of understanding
And I couldn’t bear to see them end
Ooo, I’d like to be in love again

I got you on my mind
I got you on my mind
Said, I gotchu, can’t seem to get you off my mind
I got you on my mind
Just like a hand on my shoulder, like a fly on my nose
I got you on my mind…

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Bonnie Raitt has released many songs over the years besides Got You On My Mind. Bonnie Raitt released songs from 1971 to 2005 spanning across albums like Bonnie Raitt, Give It Up, Takin' My Time, Streetlights, Home Plate, Sweet Forgiveness, The Glow, Green Light, Nine Lives, Nick Of Time, Luck Of The Draw, Longing In Their Hearts, Fundamental, Silver Lining, and Souls Alike. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Bonnie Raitt.

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About Lyrics and Got You On My Mind by Bonnie Raitt

The lyrics to Got You On My Mind are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Bonnie Raitt used when the song was created in 1974. The lyrics to Got You On My Mind have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Bonnie Raitt and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

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