Mama, You Been on My Mind - Witmark Demo - 1964

Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat
 An' cov'rin' 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 or get upset
 I am not pleadin', or sayin' I can't forget you
 I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet
 Mama, you been on my mind
 Even though my mind are hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow
 Where you been don't bother me or bring me down in sorrow
 It don't even matter where you're waking up tomorrow
 But Mama, you're just on my mind
 
 I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no"
 Please understand me, I'm not askin' you to go
 I'm just breathin' to myself, so I can't pretend that I don't know
 Mama, you are on my mind
 When you wake up in the mornin', 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