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 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 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 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 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 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 got 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 Yeah If I was your mother, mother If I was your mother, mother If I was your mother, mother If I was your mother, mother [Repeat: x6]