If i was your mother
would you let me hold your hand
would you say you were my baby
would you always be my friend
if i was your mother
could i teach you what's right
could i tell you stories, maybe tuck you in
and kiss you sweet goodnight
chorus: tell me what i have to do
to make my life mean more to you
i could get that close to you
if i was your mother
would you always believe me
'cause i'd wake up in the middle of the night
just to see if you need me
tell me there's no other
to who you're telling secrets
and would you tell me 'bout all the boys
you been bringing home to meet me
chorus: tell me what i have to do
to make my life mean more to you
i could get that close it's true
if i was your
tell me who i got to be
to make you a part of me
there's no one else you'll ever need
if i was your mother, mother
if i was your mother, mother
when love is blood you're never on trial
it don't get deeper than a mother and child
oh, baby i got to get that close to you
chorus: tell me what i got to do
to make my life mean more to you
i could get so close it's true
if i was yours
tell me who i have to be
to make you a part of me
there's no one else you'd ever need
if i was your mother, mother
if i was your mother, mother
mother, mother
if i was your mother, mother