Mother Love Lyrics - You'll Ruin It For Everyone - Crass

Chorus: Mummy and daddy owned me till I could understand 

At the end of my arm was my own fucking hand 

In my head I had a brain that they filled up with lies 

I didn't fucking need them with their love and family ties 

Little children shouldn't speak until they're spoken to 

Just another showpiece to show the neighbours who 

Can produce the perfect babe with everything in place 

God help you if you come out without an angel face 

If you haven't got the looks that prove how nice you are 

You'll have failed your duty and that's all you fucking are 

You're just a status symbol that they need to have in life 

Just the proof they need to be the perfect man and wife 

Chorus 

Like a fucking dustbin they fill you up with trash 

Tell you all that life is, is working for some cash 

Life's a competition and you've got to be the best 

Tread on everybody else, forget about the rest 

They tell you to be grateful for what they've done to you 

Like tell you the conditions and pump it into you 

That you really mustn't fail them cos you owe them a debt 

Cos they're the ones that made you and they won't let you forget 

Chorus 

You're not a human in their eyes, you're a novelty 

Don't want you thinking, you'll break the fantasy 

Fantasy that you're a toy providing endless fun 

You're not a human being, you're their daughter or their son 

You bring them lots of happiness when you're very small 

But when you lose those darling looks no-one cares to call 

Cos you're no more the cuddly toy for them to hug and hold 

You're not an individual and they're just getting old 

Chorus 

Didn't fucking need them with their love and family ties (repeat) 

Didn't fucking need them with their love and bloody lies