You've been on my Mind- Son and Mothers Duet

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

Smoky low  maleled blues duet, weathered voice, slow guitar, intimate, raw ache, late night soul, “Mama you been on my