Mama, You've Been On My Mind Songtext
von Jeff Buckley

Perhaps it is the color of the sun cut flat
And covering 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, don't get upset
I am not pleading or saying, "I can′t forget you"
I do not walk the floor bowed down and bent, but yet
Mama, you been on my mind


Even though my eyes are hazy
And my thoughts they might be narrow
Where you been don′t bother me
Or bring me down in sorrow
I don't even mind who you′ll be waking with tomorrow
But Mama, you've been on my mind

I am not asking you to say words like "yes" or "no"
Please understand me
I have no place I′m calling you to go
I'm just whispering to myself so I can pretend that I don′t know
Mama, you're just 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′d just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
As someone who has had you on his mind