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Intro
Well, perhaps it´s the colour of the sun cut flat
An´cov´ring, the crossroads I´m standing at
Or maybe it´s the weather or something like that
But mama, you´ve been on my mind.
Well, I don´t mean trouble, please don´t bring me down don´t get upset,
I am not pleadin´ or sayin´, "I can´t forget you"
I do not walk the floor bowed down on knees, but yet,
Mama, you´ve been on my mind.
Even though my mind is hazy and my thoughts they might be narrow,
Where you been don´t bother me, or bring me down in sorrow,
Well, it don´t even matter if you´re wakin´ up tomorrow
But mama, you´ve been on my mind.
I don´t need you to say words like "yes" or "no",
Please understand me, I´m not calling for you to go
I´m just breathin´ to myself, pretending not that I don´t know,
But mama, you´ve been on my mind.
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´m just curious to know if you can see yourself this clear
As someone who has had you on his mind.
They performed it on MTV as a "bonus performance" (TRL).