Chicago — Mother Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70

[Spoken Intro: Robert Lamm] This song Is on the third album If we ever finish We're about halfway through a [?] I don't know what's gonna happen, though Uh, it's sort of a weird album I mean, for us It's the first time we've ever been in a studio And uh, I've been paranoid Y'know? I don't know It's a combination of the first and the second I dunno This song, is sort a Doesn't really necessarily mean That this is what's bad we're all in 'Cause I don't think it's in any bad Yeah It's called "Mother" It's about all the shit you're breathin' In through your nose and your mouth From all the beautiful industry That is making progress To kill us all Very soon [Verse 1: Robert Lamm] Driving down the concrete beams Looking around and it now seems Yеah, I [Chorus: Robert Lamm, with bandmates] Mama Earth is nowhere Gone from your еye-eye-eyes Hidden in the crust Of man's scientific dreams She is gone [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2: Robert Lamm] Natural man took her natural face Made it a strange and alien place Oh! [Chorus: Robert Lamm, with bandmates] You can't bear to look up She ain't there-ere-ere Our Mother has been raped And left to die in disgrace She is gone [Instrumental Outro]