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 mean no trouble

Please don't put me down don ' t get upset

I am not pleading or saying

That I can't forget you

I do not pace the floor bowed down and bent

But yet

Mama you been on my mind

Even though my eyes are hazy

And 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'll be waking 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 callin ' you to go

I'm just whispering to myself

So I can't pretend that I don't know

But mama you're just on my mind

When you wake up in the mornin'

And 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