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