I'm Not There movie - Mama You've Been On My Mind / A Fraction Of Last Thoughts On Woody Guthrie lyrics

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Song by Jack Johnson<br /><br>

Perhaps it's the color of the sun cut flat <br>

An' cov'rin' the crossroads I'm standing at, <br>

Or maybe it's the weather or something like that, <br>

But mama, you been on my mind. <br>

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I don't mean trouble, please don't put me down or get upset, <br>

I am not pleadin' or sayin', "I can't forget." <br>

I do not walk the floor bowed down an' bent, but yet, <br>

Mama, you been on my mind. <br>

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Even though my mind is hazy an' my thoughts they might be narrow, <br>

Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in sorrow. <br>

It don't even matter to me where you're wakin' up tomorrow, <br>

But mama, you're just on my mind. <br>

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I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no," <br>

Please understand me, I got no place for you t' go. <br>

I'm just breathin' to myself, pretendin' not that I don't know, <br>

Mama, you been on my mind. <br>

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When you wake up in the mornin', baby, look inside your mirror. <br>

You know I won't be next to you, you know I won't be near. <br>

I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear <br>

As someone who has had you on his mind.<br>

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