When you wake up in the morning
Baby, look inside your mirror
I won't be next to you
You know I won't be near
I'd be curious to know
If your reflection is as clear
As the one that I've got on my mind
Mama, you've been on my mind
Well, perhaps it's the wind
And the dark, dark night
That's covering
The crossroads that I'm at
And maybe it's the weather
Something like that
But mama, you've been on my mind
Mama, you've been on my mind
Well, I don't need trouble please
Don't put me down or get upset
I am not pleading
I won't say I'll forget
And I won't pace a floor
About down and bent but yet
Mama, you've been on my mind
Mama, you've been on my mind
Even though my mind is hazy
And my thoughts are kinda narrow
Where you've been don't bother me
Or bring me down with sorrow
It don't matter to me
Where you'll be waking up tomorrow
But mama, you've been on my mind
Mama, you've been on my mind