Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat
An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that
But 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 mind is hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow.
It don't even matter to me 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 got no place for you t' 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
