Always On My Mind

Always on My Mind

Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, recorded first by Gwen McCrae (as "You Were Always on My Mind") and Brenda Lee in 1972.

AllMusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers.^[1] While Brenda Lee's version had stalled at #45 on the country charts in 1972, other performers would reach the top 20 in the United States and elsewhere with their own versions: Elvis Presley in 1972; John Wesley Ryles in 1979; Willie Nelson's Grammy Award winning version in 1982; Pet Shop Boys in 1987; Loretta Lynn in 2016.

Elvis Presley recorded his version of "Always on My Mind" on March 29, 1972, a few weeks after his February separation from wife Priscilla.^[3] The song received immense fame and critical appreciation and is considered one of the standout songs of the '70s for Elvis. The song was released as the B-side of the "Separate Ways" single, which reached Gold status in the U.S for sales of over a million copies. It was listed as a double sided hit reaching number 16 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in November 1972.^[4] In the UK "Always on My Mind" was the hit song and "Separate Ways" was the B-side. It was voted the #1 song of Presley's recording career in a poll conducted by ITV in 2013.

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Always on my mind Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could have Maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should have If I made you feel second best Girl I'm sorry I was blind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind And maybe I didn't hold you All those lonely, lonely times And I guess I never told you I'm so happy that you're mine Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time You were always on my mind You were always on my mind Tell me, tell me that your Sweet love hasn't died And give me Give me one more chance To keep you satisfied Keep you satisfied Little things I should have Said and done I just never took the time You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind 내 맘속엔 언제나 당신을 사랑하지 않았는지 몰라요 어쩌면 나 최선을 다해서 당신에게 잘 대해주지 않았는지 몰라요. 어쩌면 나 내가 잘 할 수 있는만큼 나 당신이 차선이라 느끼게 한다면, 그대여, 미안해요, 내가 바보였어요. 내 맘속엔 언제나 당신이 있었어요. 내 맘속엔 언제나 당신이 있었어요. 그리고 나 당신을 안아주지도 않았어요. 어쩌면 당신이 외롭고 외로웠을 그때 그리고 절대 말한적도 없는것 같아요. 당신이 내 사랑이어서 참으로 행복하다고 사소한 것도 말해주고 해줬어야 했는데, 나 그런 적이 없었어요. 내 맘속엔 언제나 당신이 있었어요. 내 맘속엔 언제나 당신이 있었어요. 말해줘요...말해줘요. 당신의 달콤한 사랑이 사라지지 않았다고 그리고 내게 줘요... 한번만 더 기회를 내게 주세요. 당신을 만족시킬 수 있는 당신을 만족시킬 수 있는 사소한 것도 다 말해주고 해줬어야 했는데, 나 그런 적이 없었어요. 내 맘속엔 언제나 당신이 있었어요. 내 맘속엔 언제나 당신이 있었어요. 내 맘속엔 언제나 당신이 있었어요