The Divine Comedy – Mother Dear (Guitar)

[Intro]
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It was not that long ago it first occurred to me

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That my mother was a person in her own right

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And now I realize how very lucky I have been

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

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Mother dear, she can see inside

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Mother dear, and I've nowhere to hide

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Mother dear, did I spoil your plans?

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Mother dear, I do the best I can

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When I was a teenager, I really did believe

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That my parents had adopted me

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And the way I carried on they must have thought

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They'd brought the wrong little baby home from maternity

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

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Mother dear, she already knows

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Mother dear, she'll never let me go

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Mother dear, kept me warm and safe

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Mother dear, I'll never lose my faith in mother dear

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If I ever get arrested by the C.I.A.

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Because they take me for a foreign spy

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They won't need no lie-detector, all they'll have to do

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Is make me look into my mother's eyes

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And I'll tell them anything they like

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Mother dear, she can see inside

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Mother dear, and I've nowhere to hide

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Mother dear, kept me warm and safe

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Mother dear, I'll never lose my faith in mother dear

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Mother dear, mother dear

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My mother dear

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Mother dear, did I spoil your plans?

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Mother dear, I do the best I can