Ketika kau bangun di pagi hari, sayang, lihatlah ke dalam cerminmu
I won't be next to you you know I won't be near
Aku takkan ada di sampingmu, kau tahu aku takkan dekat
I'd be curious to know if your reflection is as clear
Aku penasaran apakah bayanganmu juga sejelas itu
As the one that I've got on my mind mama you been on my mind
Seperti yang selalu ada dalam pikiranku, mama, kau selalu ada di pikiranku
[ harmonica ]
Well perhaps it's the wind and the dark dark night that's covering
Mungkin ini angin dan malam gelap yang menutupi
The crossroads that I'm at
Persimpangan yang aku hadapi
And maybe it's the weather somethin' like that
Atau mungkin cuacanya, sesuatu seperti itu
But mama you been on my mind mama you been on my mind
Tapi mama, kau selalu ada di pikiranku, mama, kau selalu ada di pikiranku
[ sax ]
Well I don't need trouble please don't put me down or get upset
Aku tak butuh masalah, tolong jangan menjatuhkanku atau marah
I am not pleading I won't say I'll forget
Aku tidak memohon, aku tidak akan bilang aku akan melupakan
And I won't pace a floor bout down and bent but yet
Dan aku tidak akan mondar-mandir, tertekan dan lemah, tapi tetap saja
Mama you been on my mind mama you been on my mind
Mama, kau selalu ada di pikiranku, mama, kau selalu ada di pikiranku
[ sax ]
Even though my mind is hazy and my thoughts are kinda narrow
Meskipun pikiranku kabur dan pemikiranku agak sempit
Where you been don't bother me or bring me down with sorrow
Di mana kau berada, jangan ganggu aku atau buat aku sedih
It don't matter to me where you'll be waking up tomorrow
Tidak masalah bagiku di mana kau akan bangun besok
But mama you been on my mind mama you been on my mind
Tapi mama, kau selalu ada di pikiranku, mama, kau selalu ada di pikiranku