Out of Sight, Out of Heart, Out of Mind
1968 · Odle 103 · Houston, Texas
- Artist
- Rick Wells
- Title
- Out of Sight, Out of Heart, Out of Mind
- Release
- Out of Sight, Out of Heart, Out of Mind / Green, Green Hills of Maine
- Year
- 1968
- Label
- Odle # 103
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Songwriter
- Wayne Baker, Mary Francis Odle
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
"Out of Sight, Out of Heart, Out of Mind" (Wells, Rick) (Odle Records # 103) Country song, from Houston, Texas. Song-poem label. Song co-written by founder of label Mary Francis Odle. Narrated from perspective of soldier shipping out to Vietnam. Worried about upcoming conflict and missing his sweetheart. "My order told me what my heart would not believe The time that I feared most was at hand Reporting date from one month without delay I'll be leaving you to go to Vietnam You said that you could not go on without me Or face the world without this love of mine Just remember that I'll be home and we'll love again While you're out of my sight, you're not out of my heart But I'm going out of my mind I count my days and live my nights in constant fear Of the dangers that I know are not far away In this war I fight, it's hell on earth without a doubt I don't have you to help along the way I don't think I can continue all alone Or face the world without your lips on me Even knowing I'll be home and we'll love again While you're out of my sight, you're not out of my heart But I'm going out of my mind"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Song Poems
- "Out of Sight, Out of Heart, Out of Mind" Artist: Rick Wells and His Vietnam Service Buddies Label: (Odle Records # 103) Songwriter: Wayne Baker, Mary Francis Odle - Country song, from Houston, Texas. Song-poem label. - Song co-written by founder of label Mary Francis Odle. - Narrated from perspective of soldier shipping out to Vietnam. Worried about upcoming conflict and missing his sweetheart. "My order told me what my heart would not believe / The time that I feared most was at hand / Reporting date from one month without delay / I'll be leaving you to go to Vietnam / You said that you could not go on without me / Or face the world without this love of mine / Just remember that I'll be home and we'll love again / While you're out of my sight, you're not out of my heart / But I'm going out of my mind / I count my days and live my nights in constant fear / Of the dangers that I know are not far away / In this war I fight, it's hell on earth without a doubt / I don't have you to help along the way / I don't think I can continue all alone / Or face the world without your lips on me / Even knowing I'll be home and we'll love again / While you're out of my sight, you're not out of…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - "Out Of Sight, Out Of Heart, Out Of Mind" b/w "Green, Green Hills Of Maine", credited to "Rick Wells And His Vietnam Service Buddies" (Odle Recording Company 103, South Houston/Pasadena, Texas; 1968 copyright, Discogs dates the release 1969). Both sides are credited to Wayne Baker and Mary Frances Odle, the label's song-poem proprietor-writers; "Rick Wells" was very likely a hired studio vocalist and "His Vietnam Service Buddies" a promotional group name rather than a real ensemble. songpoemmusic.com (sanctioned) documents the Odle label. [Source: songpoemmusic.com; Discogs]