Mama, You Been on My Mind

Perhaps it is 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
 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, "I can't forget you"
 I do not pace the floor, bowed down and bent, but yet
 Well, Mama, you been on my mind
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 Even though my eyes are hazy
 And my thoughts, they might be narrow
 Where you been don't bother me
 Or bring me down in sorrow
 I don't even mind who you'll be waking with tomorrow
 But then, Mama, you're just on my mind
 I am not asking you to say words like yes or no
 Please understand me
 I have no place I'm calling you to go
 I'm just whispering to myself, so I can pretend that I don't know
 Mama, you're just on my mind
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 Mmm, mmm, mmm-mmm
 Well, Mama, you're just on my mind
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 When you wake up in the morning
 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