Mother Dear

It was not that long ago it first occurred to me

That my mother was a person in her own right

Now I realize how very lucky I have been

And there, but for the grace of God, go I

Mother dear, she can see inside

Mother dear, and I've nowhere to hide

Mother dear, did I spoil your plans?

Mother dear, I do the best I can

When I was a teenager I really did believe

That my parents had adopted me

And the way I carried on they must have thought

They'd brought the wrong little baby home from maternity

I'd like to say I'm sorry but my

Mother dear, she already knows

Mother dear, she'll never let me go

Mother dear, kept me warm and safe

Mother dear, I'll never lose my faith in mother dear

If I ever get arrested by the C.I.A.

Because they take me for a foreign spy

They won't need no lie-detector, all they'll have to do

Is make me look into my mother's eyes

Mother dear, she can see inside

Mother dear, and I've nowhere to hide

Mother dear, kept me warm and safe

Mother dear, I'll never lose my faith in mother dear

Mother dear, did I spoil your plans?

Mother dear, I do the best I can