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Suspicious Minds

Mark James

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Chips Moman
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Suspicious Minds Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby

Why can't you see
What you're doing to me
When you don't believe a word I say?

[Chorus]
We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
And we can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds

[Verse 2]
So, if an old friend I know
Stops by to say hello
Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?

Here we go again
Asking where I've been
You can't see the tears are real, I'm crying
(Yes, I'm crying)

[Chorus]
We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
And we can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds
[Bridge]
Oh let our love survive
I'll dry the tears from your eyes
Let's don't let a good thing die
When honey, you know I've never lied to you

[Verse 1]
We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby

Why can't you see
What you're doing to me
When you don't believe a word I say?

[Outro]
Well, don't you know I'm caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby
Well, don't you know I'm caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby
Well, don't you know I'm caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby
Well, don't you know I'm caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby
Well, don't you know I'm caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby...

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What did Mark James say about "Suspicious Minds"?
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In an interview with Marc Myers for the book Anatomy of a Song, James described the genesis of the song:

Late one night, while fooling around on my Fender guitar and using my Hammond organ pedals for a bass line, I came up with a catchy melody. I was married then to my first wife but still had feelings for my childhood sweetheart, who was married back in Houston. My wife suspected I had those feelings, so it was a confusing time for me. I felt as though all three of us were caught in a trap that we couldn’t walk out of.

After the tape was mixed, Chips [Moman] and I flew to Scepter Records in New York, where my manager had contacts. They loved the song and put it out, but the label didn’t have the dollars to promote new talent, so the song didn’t chart.

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