

Prompt / Lyrics
On My Mind — A Duet Winston & Kimberly Arce (as Aurelia Sahara) [Verse 1 — Son] Perhaps it’s the color of the sun cut flat An’ covering the crossroads I’m standing at Or maybe it’s the weather or something like that But Mama, you been on my mind [Verse 1 Answer — Mama] Perhaps it’s the silence of all those lost years Or the weight of the roads that I walked without you near Or maybe it’s nothing I can name from here But son, you been on my mind [Verse 2 — Son] 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 Mama, you been on my mind [Verse 2 Answer — Mama] I don’t mean to burden you, don’t need you to carry me I am not asking you to heal what used to be I don’t stand at your door lost and broken, but yet Son, you been on my mind [Verse 3 — Son] Even though my mind is hazy an’ my thoughts they might be narrow Where you been don’t bother me or bring me down in sorrow It don’t even matter where you’re waking up tomorrow But Mama, you’re just on my mind [Verse 3 Answer — Mama] Even though my path was jagged and my choices they cut narrow What became of you don’t shame me or drag me down in sorrow I just quietly wonder who you’re becoming tomorrow ‘Cause son, you’re just on my mind [Verse 4 — Together, harmonizing] We are not asking for words like “yes” or “no” We’re just breathing each other in, letting each other know Something quiet and unspoken living in the undertow You been on my mind You been on my mind [Verse 5 — Son] When you wake up in the morning, Mama, 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 [Verse 5 Answer — Mama] When you wake up in the morning, baby, look inside your mirror Know I won’t be next to you, know I won’t be near But I want you to know that I see you just as clear As someone who has had you on her mind [Outro — Mama, soft, spoken over his last chord] You are stronger than you feel, my son I see the weight you’ve been carrying All these years holding everything Holding everyone together So breathe now Walk light, my boy Put it down for a minute You don’t have to hold it all tonight Everything is going to be alright We are all right here Every single one of us Right here [Both — barely a whisper] You been on my mind You always have You always will (Spoken outro) Your momma loves you I love you
Tags
Smoky low maleled blues duet, weathered voice, slow guitar, intimate, raw ache, late night soul, “Mama you been on my
4:11
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3/27/2026