Perhaps it’s the color of the sun cut flat    and coverin' the crossroads I’m standing at   or maybe it’s the weather or something like that   but mama you been on my mind      I do not mean you trouble, don’t put me down, don’t get upset   I am not pleadin?or sayin?I can’t forget you    I do not pace the floor, bowed down and bent, but yet   mama you been on my mind      Even tho?my eyes are hazy    and my thoughts they might be narrow   where you been don’t bother me, or bring me down with sorrow   I don’t even mind where you be wakin?up tomorrow   but mama you been on my mind      I’m not asking you to say words like yes or no   Please understand me, I’ve no place I’m calling you to go   I’m just whisperin?to myself so I can pretend 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   As someone who has had you on his mind   Mama you been on my mind