~ at the Mill Run Theatre, Niles, Illinois, July, 1980

 

If I Could Almost 
Read Your Mind ~ 1980 version

If I could read your minds 

I kind of think I'd see

a lot of little questions there concerning me

 

For instance . . .

 

Has he aged, or did he put on weight? 

I think I read somewhere that he's 38!

He hasn't lost his hair, but he could stand a little dye!

Looks relaxed up there but what's he like inside?

 

How does old Perra-louch unwind?

I can almost read your minds!

 

From my publicity 

I'll bet you'd like to know, 

if I'll stay awake thru the entire show?

You wonder what's beneath that Florida tan 

deep down inside is he  . . . 

a dirty old man?

 

You wonder what it takes to make him lose his cool? 

Does he have "holy" water in his swimming pool?

Would he pinch a girl's behind? 

 

It doesn't take a guy equipped with ESP 

to see what's goin' with your curiosity!

Is "Mister Nice Guy" just a press agent's pitch?

his dearest friends say he's a . . .

 

Now this may sound cliché, but clichés are often true 

I'm glad you let me come an' sing my songs to you

and I'm happy that I find

that I could almost read your minds!

 

Words and Music by Ray Charles and Nick Perito

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Recorded "Live" on location 1980 ~

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

with Vocal Arrangements by Ray Charles

Live recording on location produced by Mike Berniker

Recording Engineer: Mike Moran

RCA Mobile Unit: Ron Olson and Tom Brown

Mastering Engineer: Mike Posner

Recorded 'Live' at the Mill Run Theatre, Niles, Illinois, July 29th, 30th, 31st, 1980

 

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