Mama, You Been On My Mind
Perhaps it is 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 you"
I do not face the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet
Now 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
I don't even mind who you'd be wakin' with 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 have no place I'm calling you to know
I'm just whispering to myself, so I can pretend that I don't know
Mama, you're just on my mind
Ooh, well, Mama, you're just 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