| It was not that long ago it first occurred to me
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| That my mother was a person in her own right
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| Now I realize how very lucky I have been
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| And there, but for the grace of God, go I
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| Mother dear - she can see inside
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| Mother dear - and I've nowhere to hide
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| Mother dear - did I spoil your plans?
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| Mother dear - I do the best I can
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| When I was a teenager I really did believe
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| That my parents had adopted me
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| And the way I carried on they must have thought
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| They'd brought the wrong little baby home from maternity
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| I'd like to say I'm sorry but my...
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| Mother dear - she already knows
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| Mother dear - she'll never let me go
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| Mother dear - kept me warm and safe
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| Mother dear - I'll never lose my faith in mother dear
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| If I ever get arrested by the C.I.A.
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| Because they take me for a foreign spy
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| They wonít need no lie-detector, all they'll have to do
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| Is make me look into my motherís eyes
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| Mother dear - she can see inside
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| Mother dear - and I've nowhere to hide
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| Mother dear - kept me warm and safe
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| Mother dear - I'll never lose my faith in mother dear
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| Mother dear - did I spoil your plans?
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| Mother dear - I do the best I can |