Mott The Hoople — I Wish I Was Your Mother

[Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] And I watch your warm glow palin' And I watch your sparkle fadin' As you realise you're failin', 'cos you're so good Now 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 [Chorus] 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 And played houses with your sisters And wrestled all your brothers And then who knows I might have Felt a family for a while [Verse 3] It's no use me pretendin' You give and I do the spendin' Is there a happy ending, I don't think so 'Cos 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 Oooooh [Chorus] 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 all your brothers And then who knows I might have Felt a family for a while