Always on My Mind fue escrita por Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher y Mark James. Fue grabada inicialmente por Gwen McCrae (como You Were Always on My Mind) y Brenda Lee en 1972. Elvis Presley hizo una versión de ella en el mismo año, que se convirtió en una de las versiones más notables. La versión de Willie Nelson, grabada en 1982, recibió varios premios, incluyendo el Grammy a la Mejor Interpretación Vocal Country Masculina. La canción aborda s ... Ver más [+] entimientos de arrepentimiento y redención, expresando tristeza por no haber dado a la pareja el amor y la atención que merecía.
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Introducción:
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Maybe I didn't love you
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Quite as often as I could have
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Maybe I didn't treat you
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Quite as good as I should have
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If I made you feel second best
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Girl, I'm sorry I was blind
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But you were always on my mind
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You were always on my mind
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Maybe I didn't hold you
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All those lonely, lonely times
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I guess I never told you
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I'm so happy that you're mine
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Little things I should have said and done
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I just never took the time
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But you were always on my mind
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You were always on my mind
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Tell me
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Tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
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Give me
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Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
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I'll keep you satisfied
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Little things I should have said and done
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I just never took the time
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But you were always on my mind
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You were always on my mind
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You were always on my mind
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You were always on my mind *************************