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.