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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).