It was not that long ago it first occurred to me   That my mother was a person in her own right   Now I realize how very lucky I have been   And there, but for the grace of God, 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   I'd like to say I'm sorry but my...      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 wonít need no lie-detector, all they'll have to do   Is make me look into my mother's eyes      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      Mother dear - did I spoil your plans?   Mother dear - I do the best I can