Discover the story of the song > If You Could Read My Mind – Gordon Lightfoot

The song is about the protagonist's thoughts and feelings in a failing relationship. He wishes his partner could read his mind to understand how he feels, but he also acknowledges that he doesn't understand her thoughts and feelings. He compares their relationship to an old movie and a ghost in a wishing well, and expresses his confusion about where things went wrong and why the love is gone.