Peak
15
Weeks
11
Score
1,599
Chart Year
1972
This song is about a boy who is in love with a girl. He finds her diary and reads it, only to find out she is in love with someone else. Bread keyboard player David Gates made up the story. The unusual sound that plays through the track is a guitar run through a synthesizer. >>
I found her diary underneath a tree And started reading about me The words she's written took me by surprise You'd never read them in her eyes They said that she had found the love she waited for Wouldn't you know it, she wouldn't show it When she confronted with the writing there Simply pretended not to care I passed it off as just in keeping with Her total disconcerting air And though she tried to hide The love that she denied Wouldn't you know it, she wouldn't show it And as I go through my life, I will give to her my wife All the sweet things that I can find I found her diary underneath a tree And started reading about me The words began stick and tears to flow Her meaning now was clear to see The love she'd waited for was someone else not me Wouldn't you know it, she wouldn't show it And as I go through my life, I will wish for her his wife All the sweet things that she can find All the sweet things they can find
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 22, 1972 | 81 | 45 |
| 2 | Apr 29, 1972 | 51 | 75 |
| 3 | May 6, 1972 | 40 | 86 |
| 4 | May 13, 1972 | 30 | 96 |
| 5 | May 20, 1972 | 25 | 101 |
| 6 | May 27, 1972 | 19 | 107 |
| 7 | Jun 3, 1972 | 16 | 110 |
| 8 | Jun 10, 1972 | 15 | 111 |
| 9 | Jun 17, 1972 | 15 | 111 |
| 10 | Jun 24, 1972 | 20 | 106 |
| 11 | Jul 1, 1972 | 41 | 85 |