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.