In "Last Thing On My Mind," Owen Riegling apologizes to a partner who feels neglected by his constant touring and absence. He acknowledges that late-night phone calls and repacking bags leave little room for connection, yet he insists every song and dream belongs to her. The title phrase turns on a promise: only when death calls him home will she truly become the last thing on his mind, meaning until then she remains his first priority. It is a tender vow that absence does not equal forgetting.
Last Thing On My Mind Lyrics by Owen Riegling
There’s a million reasons I’ve been having trouble sleeping
Don’t believe it, but I blame this motel bed
Saying goodnight through a telephone, re-packing bags when I get home
I hardly get a chance to catch my breath
And I know you feel forgotten sometimes
Like you might be the last thing on my mind
But yeah, I promise you, girl
Till the day I die
I’ll always put you first
Over my own life
I need you to know when I get called home
That’s the first time that you’ll ever be
The last thing on my mind
It might be hard to see it, but I swear to you, I mean it
Every single song I write, I write for you
Every dream I have, you’re in, it’s written on my skin
And I know the way I’ve been may hurt more than that tattoo
But
Yeah, I promise you, girl
Till the day I die
I’ll always put you first
Over my own life
I need you to know when I get called home
That’s the first time that you’ll ever be
The last thing on my mind
And I know you feel forgotten sometimes
Like you might be the last thing on my mind
But yeah, I promise you, girl
Till the day I die
I’ll always put you first
Over my own life
I need you to know when I get called home
That’s the first time that you’ll ever be the last thing on my mind
The last thing on my mind
