Perhaps itFFFF92s the color of the sun cut flat

and coverin' the crossroads IFFFF92m standing at

or maybe itFFFF92s the weather or something like that

but mama you been on my mind



I do not mean you trouble, donFFFF92t put me down, donFFFF92t get upset

I am not pleadinFFFF92 or sayinFFFF92 I canFFFF92t forget you

I do not pace the floor, bowed down and bent, but yet

mama you been on my mind



Even thoFFFF92 my eyes are hazy

and my thoughts they might be narrow

where you been donFFFF92t bother me, or bring me down with sorrow

I donFFFF92t even mind where you be wakinFFFF92 up tomorrow

but mama you been on my mind



IFFFF92m not asking you to say words like yes or no

Please understand me, IFFFF92ve no place IFFFF92m calling you to go

IFFFF92m just whisperinFFFF92 to myself so I can pretend that I donFFFF92t know

Mama you been on my mind



When you wake up in the morninFFFF92 baby, look inside your mirror

you know I wonFFFF92t be next to you, you know I wonFFFF92t be near

IFFFF92d just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear

as someone who has had you on his mind

As someone who has had you on his mind

Mama you been on my mind