Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat And covering the crossroads I'm standing at, Or maybe it's the weather or something like that, Mama, you`re just on my mind.
I don't mean trouble, please don't put me down or get upset, I am not pleading or saying, "I can't forget." I do not walk the floor bowed down and bent, but yet, Mama, you`re just on my mind.
I am not asking you to say words like "yes" or "no," Please understand me, I`m not calling for you to go. I'm just breathing to myself, pretendin' not that I don't know, But mama, you're just on my mind.
When you wake up in the morning, baby, look inside your mirror. You know I won't be next to you, do you know I won't be there. But I'd be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear As someone who has had you on his mind.