When you wake up
In the morning
Baby look
Inside your mirror
I won't be next to you
You know I won't be near
I'd be curious to know
If you can see yourself
As clear
As someone
That I've got on my mind
Mama you've been on my mind

Well, perhaps it's the wind
And the dark
Dark night that's covering
The crossroads that I'm at
And maybe it's the weather
Somethin' like that
But mama
You've been on my mind
Mama
You've been on my mind

Well
I don't need trouble
Please don't put me down
I am not pleading
I won't say I'll forget
And I won't pace a floor
Bout down
And bent but yet
Mama
You've been on my mind

Even though
My mind is hazy
And my thoughts
Where might be narrow
Where you been
Don't bother me
Or bring me down
With sorrow
It don't matter to me
Where you
Waking up tomorrow
But mama
You've been on my mind
Mama
You've been on my mind

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Mama
You've been on my mind

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.

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, don’t get upset,
I am not pleading or saying that "I can't forget you."
I do not walk the floor bowed down and bent, but yet,
Mama, you been on my mind.

Even though my mind is hazy and my thoughts they might be narrow,
Where you been don't bother me nor 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 pretend that I don't know,
Mama, you been on my mind.

When you wake up in the mornin' and look inside your mirror,
You know I won't be next to you, no, 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.