[To the tune of “You Were Always On My Mind”]

“Always on My Mind” is a [hauntingly beautiful] song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James, and Wayne Carson first recorded by B.J. Thomas in 1970, and first released by Gwen McCrae (as “You Were Always on My Mind”) in 1972. Brenda Lee also released a version in 1972. The song has been a crossover hit, charting in both the country and western and pop categories.

AllMusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers. While Brenda Lee’s version had stalled at number 45 on the country charts in 1972, other performers reached the top 20 in the United States and elsewhere with their own versions: Elvis Presley in 1972; John Wesley Ryles in 1979; Willie Nelson’s Grammy Award-winning version in 1982; and Pet Shop Boys in 1987.

— Wikipedia

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Maybe we shouldn’t have showed you
All the things that you could have;
And maybe Libs shouldn’t have told you
There are things that you “should” have
If they made you feel like an oppressed class
I’m sorry you were in a bind

But you were always on my dime
You were always on my dime

And maybe Libs voter-enrolled you
All those many, many times
I guess they never told you
That illegal equals crime
Little things like that, when all is said and done
Though you never did the time

But you were always on my dime
You were always on my dime

Tell me
That America hasn’t died
And silly citizenship
Citizenship requirements
Have been satisfied
I’ll be satisfied

Legal things you should have said and done
Oh, they put you on the cover of Time

But you were always on my dime
You were always on my dime
You were always on my dime
You were always on my dime

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