Mother Dear Lyrics - Divine Comedy

It was not that long ago it first occurred to me 

That my mother was a person in her own right 

And now I realize how very lucky I have been 

And there, but for the grace of God, go I, 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 

Well, I'd like to say I'm sorry but my 

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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 

And I'll tell them anything they like 

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 

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Mother dear, mother dear 

My mother dear 

Mother dear, did I spoil your plans? 

Mother dear, I do the best I can