Willie Nelson – Always On My Mind

„Always on My Mind” is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson originally recorded by Brenda Lee.

Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers.The most successful US version was performed by Willie Nelson. Successful covers in Europe were performed by Elvis Presley, and later Pet Shop Boys. At the 25th Grammy Awards held in 1983, the songwriters won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Country Song; in addition, Willie Nelson’s recording won for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

Mireille Mathieu, the French singer, also sang a version of this song, with the title „Tu n’as pas quite mon coeur”.

The song featured in the stage musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the Musical. A cover appeared in the 2009 survival horror video game Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, featuring the series’s prominent vocalist Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.

Always On My Mind
~ Willie Nelson

Maybe I didn’t treat you
Quite as good as I should have
Maybe I didn’t love you
Quite as often as I could have
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

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

If I made you feel second best
Girl I’m so sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn’t died
Give me, give me one more chance to keep you satisfied, 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