Judy Collins

Daddy, You've Been On My Mind

Judy Collins


Perhaps it's the colour 
Of the sun cut flat
And covering the crossroads 
I'm standing at
Or maybe it's the weather 
Or something like that
But daddy 
You've been on my mind

I don't mean trouble 
Please don't put me down
Don't get upset
I am not pleading or saying 
"I can't forget you"
I do not walk the floor 
Bowed down and bent 
But yet, daddy 
You've been on my mind

Even though 
My mind is hazy 
And my thoughts 
They might be narrow
Where you been 
Don't bother me 
Nor bring me down 
In sorrow
It don't even matter 
Who you're waking 
With tomorrow
Daddy 
You're just on my mind

I am not asking you 
To say words 
Like "yes" or "no"
Please understand me 
I 'm not calling 
For you to go
I'm just breathing 
To myself 
Pretending not 
That I don't know
That daddy 
You've been on my mind

When you wake up 
In the morning 
Baby 
Look inside your mirror
Oh, 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
As someone 
Who has had you 
On her mind