[Verse 1]
Perhaps it's the color of the sun-cut flat, uncovering
The crossroads I'm standin' at
Or maybe it's the weather or something like that

[Refrain]
Mama, you're just on my mind

[Verse 2]
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 or bent, but yet

[Refrain]
Mama you're just on my mind

[Verse 3]
I am not asking you to say words like yes or no
Please understand me
I am not calling for you to go
I'm just breathing to myself, pretending [?] that I don't know

[Refrain]
Mama you're just on my mind
[Verse 4]
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 there
But I'd be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear

[Refrain]
As someone who has had you on his mind

[Outro]
Ooh, ooh ooh
Someone who has had you on his mind
Ooh, ooh ooh
Or maybe it's the weather, or something like that
Mama you're just on my mind