He asked to me a movie
dinner and a show
said it would be funny
so I said I'd like to go
So I put on my make-up
thought of stories to share
but when he met me at the landing
well, I wasn't really there
Cause you were on my mind
You were on my mind (x3)
The movie wasn’t funny, no
I was kind of bored
had you been there with me
we would’ve left through the back door
But I sat through it
laughed right on cue
but when it finally ended
I think this boy already knew
That you were on my mind
You were on mind (x3)
So just give me time, I’ll be fine in a minute (x3)
Well I think I’m doing well here
I’m not wasting any time
I’ve been meeting lots of people
and I go out a lot at night
I try hard to listen to everything they say
but the whole time they’re talking
I am plotting my escape
And you are on my mind
You are on my mind (x3)
So just give me time, I’ll be fine in a minute (x3)
I’ll be fine.
Then something will remind me of you (x2)
but it should be getting easier now (x3)
You were on my mind (x4)
and I love it this way
I’ve come to love you this way
and it’s terribly lovely,
Don’t you think?
it’s so terribly lovely,
but you don’t see
I’m not always happy
but I’ve got both feet on the ground,
When my heart is empty
I just fill it up with sound,
I might want to call you
but I know that I won’t,
I might have trouble sleeping
but then I’ll fall into a dream
Cause you are on my mind (x4)
So just give me time, I’ll be fine in a minute (x3)
You asked me to a movie,
dinner and a show
Promised it’d be funny,
but this time I didn’t go.
credits
from Into the Next Motion - EP,
released November 4, 2014
Jessica Mahon / vocals and piano
Moni Simeonov / violin arrangement and performance
Eliana Athayde / upright bass
Ben Rose / drums
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