Mother Dear

The Divine Comedy

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