Perhaps it's the color Perhaps it's the color Talvez seja a cor Of the sun cut flat Of the sun cut flat Do sol baixo cortando An' cov'rin' the crossroads An' cov'rin' the crossroads E cobrindo a encruzilhada I'm standing at I'm standing at Em que estou Or maybe it's the weather Or maybe it's the weather Ou talvez seja o tempo Or something like that Or something like that Ou algo assim But mama But mama Mas mãe You've been on my mind You've been on my mind Tenho pensado em ti I don't mean trouble I don't mean trouble Eu não significo encrenca Please don't put me down Please don't put me down Por favor, não me ponha para baixo Or get upset Or get upset Ou fique chateada I am not pleadin' or sayin' I am not pleadin' or sayin' Eu não estou suplicando ou dizendo "I can't forget" "I can't forget" "Eu não posso esquecer" I do not walk the floor I do not walk the floor Eu não ando no chão Bowed down an' bent, but yet Bowed down an' bent, but yet De cabeça baixa e curvado, mas mesmo assim Mama Mama Mãe You've been on my mind You've been on my mind Tenho pensado em ti Even though my mind is hazy Even though my mind is hazy Mesmo que minha mente é incerta An' my thoughts An' my thoughts E meus pensamentos, They might be narrow They might be narrow Eles podem ser estreito Where you been don't bother me Where you been don't bother me Onde você esteve não me incomoda Nor bring me down in sorrow Nor bring me down in sorrow Nem me derruba em tristeza It don't even matter to me It don't even matter to me Nem importa pra mim Where you're wakin' up tomorrow Where you're wakin' up tomorrow Onde você acordará amanhã But mama But mama Mas mãe You're just on my mind You're just on my mind Estou pensando em ti I am not askin' you I am not askin' you Não estou te pedindo To say words To say words Para dizer palavras Like "yes" or "no," Like "yes" or "no," Como "sim" e "não", Please understand me Please understand me Por favor me entenda I got no place for you t' go I got no place for you t' go Eu não tenho lugar pra você ir I'm just breathin' to myself I'm just breathin' to myself Estou apenas respirando aqui comigo Pretendin' not Pretendin' not Sem fingir That I don't know That I don't know Que não sei Mama Mama Mãe You've been on my mind You've been on my mind Tenho pensado em ti When you wake up in the mornin' When you wake up in the mornin' Quando você acordar de manhã Baby, look inside your mirror Baby, look inside your mirror Baby, olhe bem no espelho You know I won't be next to you You know I won't be next to you Você sabe que eu não vou estar ao seu lado You know I won't be near You know I won't be near Você sabe que eu não vou estar perto I'd just be curious to know I'd just be curious to know Só estaria curioso para saber If you can see yourself as clear If you can see yourself as clear Se você pode se ver tão claramente As someone As someone Quanto alguém Who has had you on his mind Who has had you on his mind Que tem pensado em ti