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

On My Mind — A Duet

Winston & Kimberly Arce (as Aurelia Sahara)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You been on my mind

You always have

You always will

(Spoken outro)

Your momma loves you I love you