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