Mama, You Been On My Mind

Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat

Coverin' the crossroads where I'm standin' at

Or maybe it's the weather or something like that

Mama, you been on my mind

Although I 'cause you trouble

You didn't put me down or get upset

And I ain't pleadin', or sayin' I can't forget

You used to 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 I went didn't bother you or bring you down with sorrow

You didn't even know where I'd be waking up tomorrow

But mama, you been on my mind

You never ask me to say words like yes or no

You always understood me

Never told me where to go

I'm just whisperin' to myself so I can pretend I don't know

Mama, you been on my mind

When I wake up in the morning, ma

And look into the mirror

And see you standin' next to me

Although I know you're not here

When I see my reflection

I can see you just as clear

Mama you been on my

Mama, mama, you been on my mind

Ma, mama

You're always on my mind