If you could read my mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could tellJust like an old-time movie about a ghost from a wishing wellIn a castle dark, or a fortress strong, with chains upon my feetYou know that ghost is me, and I won't ever be set freeAs long as I'm a ghost that you can't seeIf I could read your mind, loveWhat a tale my thoughts could tellWhat a tale your thoughts could tellJust like a paperback novel, the kind the drugstore sellsWhen you reach the part where the heartaches comeThe hero would be me, but heroes often failAnd you won't read that book againBecause the ending's just...Just too hard to takeI walk away like a movie starWho gets burned in a three-way screenEnter number twoA movie queen to play the sceneOf bringing all the good things out in meBut for now, love, let's be realI never thought I could feel this wayAnd I've got to say that I just don't get itI don't know where we went wrongBut the feeling's gone and I just can't get it backIf you could read my mind, loveWhat a tale my thoughts could tellJust like an old-timey movieAbout a ghost from a wishing wellIn a castle darkOr a fortress strongWith chains upon my feetA girl with stories always inIf you could read between the linesYou'd know that I'm just trying to understandThe feelings that you lackI never thought I could feel this wayAnd I've got to say that I just don't get itI don't know where we went wrongBut the feeling's goneAnd I just can't get it backI don't know where we went wrong