I scream at you for sharing And I curse you just for caring I hate the clothes you're wearing, they're so pretty And I tell you not to see me And I tell you not to feel me And I make your life a drag, it's such a pity And I watch your warm glow palin' And I watch your sparkle fadin' As you realise you're failin', 'cause you're so good No, I don't mean to upset you But there's so much crime to get through If only I could make it easier then I would Oh, I wish I was your mother I wish I'd been your father And then I would have seen you Would have been you as a child Played houses with your sisters And wrestled with all your brothers And then who knows I might have felt a family for a while It's no use me pretendin' You give and I do the spendin' Is there a happy ending? I don't think so 'Cause even if we make it I'll be too far out to take it You'll have to try and shake it from my head Oh, I wish I was your mother I wish I'd been your father And then I would have seen you Would have been you as a child Played houses with your sisters And wrestled with all your brothers And then who knows I might have felt a family for a while

I tell you I can visualise it all Too real it all seems But once again, runnin' away with me But once again, runnin' away with me This couldn't be a dream Runnin' away with me Runnin' away with me And I stop myself for a minute See if my heart's still in it Say a few things just to win it Funny how it works out innit? And told her, "Some things have their time How can I be yours if you're not mine?" She said, "They should take this pain And give it a name" Tonight, I wish I was your boy (Run away from me, run away from me) I (Run away from me, run away from me) Tonight, I think I fucked it royally (Run away from me, run away from me) (Run away from me, run away from me) Give yourself a new name Change your voice on the train Have her complain about your fame Tell me that it's all a rigged game She told me, "Some things just take time How can you be sure if you won't try?" She said, "I guess I'll take this pain Instead of your name" Tonight, I wish I was your boy (Run away from me, run away from me) I (Run away from me, run away from me) Tonight, I think I fucked it royally (Run away from me, run away from me) (Run away from me, run away from me) And it's been playing on my mind Unfortunately, I've been to this place in my life far too many times Sunday's nearly over so I'll just lie awake Tonight, I wish I was your boy, I Tonight, I think I fucked it royally And tonight, I wish I was your boy (Run away from me, run away from me) I (Run away from me, run away from me) Tonight, I think I fucked it royally (Run away from me, run away from me) (Run away from me, run away from me)

You know I got this feeling That I just can't hide I try to tell you how I feel I try to tell you but I'm weak Words don't come easily When you get close I shiver I watch you when you smile I watch you when you cry And I still don't understand I can't find the way to tell you I wish I was your lover I wish that you were mine Baby I got this feeling That I just can't hide Don't try to run away There's many things I wanna say No matter how it ends Just hold me when I tell you I wish I was your lover I wish that you were mine Baby I got this feeling That I just can't hide I wish I was your lover I wish that you were mine Baby I got this feeling That I just can't hide All I need is a miracle Oh baby, all I need is you All I need is a love you give Oh baby, all I need is you Baby you I wish I was your lover I wish that you were mine Baby I got this feeling That I just can't hide I wish I was your lover I wish that you were mine Baby I got this feeling That I just can't hide I wish I was your lover I wish that you were mine Baby I got this feeling That I just can't hide Just wanna be your lover Just wanna be the one Let me be your lover Let me be the one

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? Oh 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 Because I'd wake up in the middle Of the night Just to see if you need me? Tell me there's no mother To who you're telling your secrets And would you tell me 'Bout all the boys you been Bringing home to meet me? Oh Tell me what I've 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 When love is blood You're never on trial Love don't get deeper Than a mother and child Oh baby, I got to get that Close to you Tell me what I've 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 Mother, mother If I was your Mother, mother If I was your Mother, mother If I was your Mother If I was your Mother, mother If I was your Mother If I was your Mother, mother If I was your Mother