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 daddy, 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,
daddy, you been on my mind.

Even though my mind is hazy an' my thoughts they might
be narrow,
Where you been don't bother me nor bring me down in
sorrow.
It don't even matter to me who you're wakin' with
tomorrow,
But daddy, you're just on my mind.

I am not askin' you to say words like "yes" or "no,"
Please understand me, I 'm not calling for you t' go.
I'm just breathin' to myself, pretendin' not that I
don't know,
Daddy, you been 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 her mind.