Thinking of You è il quinto singolo estratto dall’album 5 di Lenny Kravitz, pubblicato nell’agosto 1999. Kravitz ha scritto la canzone in ricordo della madre di Kravitz, l’attrice Roxie Roker (per i più “anziani” era una dei protagonisti del telefilm I Jefferson), morta nel 1995.

Il testo di Thinking Of You

Tell me mama is your life a better change?
And tell me mama
Would you live your life the same
Or come back and rearrange?
Tell me mama how is freedom?

Oh I’m thinking of you
And all the things that you wanted me to be
And I’m trying now
Oh I’m thinking of you
And all the things that you wanted me to be

Tell me mama
Are the colors deeper shades?
And tell me mama
Are there great big brass parades?
Does the sun shine night and day?
Tell me mama no more sleeping
Tell me mama no more weeping

I’m thinking of you
And all the things that you wanted me to be
And I’m trying now

Oh I’m thinking of you
And all the things that you wanted me to be
And I’m trying now

Oh I’m thinking of you
And all the things that you wanted me to be
And I’m trying now

Oh I’m thinking of you
And all the things that you wanted me to be yeah

Hey mama, hey mamama, mama
No, no, no, no, no
Oh no, no, no, no, no
Hey

Tell me mama is it just the way they say?
Tell me mama
And tell me mama are you missing me the way
That I’m missing you today?
Tell me mama can you hear me?

Oh I’m thinking of you
And all the things that you wanted me to be
And I’m trying now
( Repeat 5X )

Oh I’m thinking of you
Thinking of you