Discover the story of the song > Forever On My Mind – Son House

The protagonist used to work on a levee and had a girlfriend who lived in a town called Hughes. Every payday, his girlfriend would wait for him at the landing, crying for him to come back. However, when he didn't get paid once, she told him she couldn't be with him anymore. He left her, and although he's sad about it, he tells her to write to him if she ever feels lonely. The song talks about how love can make you do things you don't want to do and how it can leave you feeling sad.