Cindy Morgan - Mother lyrics

For nine months you carried me softly inside you

Harboured me there safe and warm

And picked out my names and bought new picture frames

And I'm sure only God loved me more

Kicking and screaming I came to life dreaming

Loving the sounds of your words

But pretty soon I had a mind of my own

And a voice speaking out to be heard

Oh, mother, mother, we started out with a bang

Oh, mother, mother, it's funny how quickly things changed

You feel you gave up too much to be with me

And you never had enough help

Your middle ages and your mid-life rages

Do you feel that you've lost yourself?

And you try to control me and manipulate me

But love is a much stronger tool

So speak to me kindly and show some respect

And I promise I'll show some to you

Oh, mother, mother, your pictures up there on the wall

Oh, mother, mother, and it's like I don't know you at all

For whatever reason the mother and daughter live on a double-edged sword

One day I love you, the next day I hate you until we don't talk anymore

As my daughters blue eyes and they stare back up at me

And I love them more than my own breath

Times gonna tell if I have listened well

If I've learned anything from all this

Oh, mother, mother, I know there's more to you than this

Oh, mother, oh, mother, do you think that we could be friends?

Oh, mother, mother, I think that we could be friends