Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat
An' cov'rin' this crossroads I'm standing at,
Maybe it's the weather or something like that,
Mama, you been on my mind.
I don't mean trouble, please don't put me down or get upset,
I am not pleadin' or sayin' "I can't forget."
I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet,
Mama, you been on my mind.
Even though my eyes are hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow,
Where you been don't bother me or bring me down in sorrow.
It don't even matter where you're wakin' up tomorrow,
But mama, you're just on my mind.
I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no"
Please understand me, I'm not calling for you to go.
I'm just breathin' to myself, pretendin' not that I don't know,
Mama, you been on my mind.
When you wake up in the mornin', baby, look inside your mirror.
You know I won't be next to you, you know I won't be near.
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
As someone who has had you on his mind
An' cov'rin' this crossroads I'm standing at,
Maybe it's the weather or something like that,
Mama, you been on my mind.
I don't mean trouble, please don't put me down or get upset,
I am not pleadin' or sayin' "I can't forget."
I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet,
Mama, you been on my mind.
Even though my eyes are hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow,
Where you been don't bother me or bring me down in sorrow.
It don't even matter where you're wakin' up tomorrow,
But mama, you're just on my mind.
I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no"
Please understand me, I'm not calling for you to go.
I'm just breathin' to myself, pretendin' not that I don't know,
Mama, you been on my mind.
When you wake up in the mornin', baby, look inside your mirror.
You know I won't be next to you, you know I won't be near.
I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
As someone who has had you on his mind