If you could read my mind love
What a tale my thoughts could tell
Just like an old time movie
About a ghost from a wishing well
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet
You know that ghost is me
With eyes that shine, burnin' red
And dreams of you all through my head...
If I could read your mind love
What a tale your thoughts could tell
Just like a paperback novel
The kind the drugstore sells
When you reach the part where the heartaches come
Come the hero would be me
Heroes often fail
Hey hey mama, said the way you move
Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you grove...
(Yes, you can insert random lyrics from "Black Dog" into Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind," and it's arguably a better song.)