Maybe I didn't love you quite as good as I should have,
Maybe I didn't hold 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 nights,
And I guess I never told you, I'm so happy that you're mine,
If I made you feel second best, 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,
If I made you feel second best, I'm so sorry, I was blind,
You were always on my mind,
You were always on my mind.
"Always been a big, favourite song of mine, from Elvis Presley. I loved his version. Then, I suppose, one thing that riled me most of all was hearing the Pet Shop Boys - who did an absolutely horrific version of this wonderful song. If ever a song should be consigned to eternal damnation, it's their version of Always On My Mind. I thought it was crap - and you can quote me on that! The emotion of this song is just tremendous. The guy admitting that he's made her feel second best... it's very much, I think, a song that women can relate to on the level that they are frequently overlooked because the guys are rushing about and they say 'Oh, sorry - I forgot.' And I think guys can relate to it because they've been in that situation themselves. We're all guilty of it, and it's just a great lyric. I love it and I think I've done a very good version of it."
The Getaway Gazette, October 1995
Albums
"Always On My Mind" appears on the following albums:
