Oh Mother

I used to think you were hard

But you'd have to be hard to survive

You'd have to be hard to be strong

You'd have to be strong to stay alive

I used to think you were tough

But you'd have to be tough to be strong

You'd have to be strong to keep going

And carry all the others along, oh mother

All this time

To understand

How hard we love

I used to think I was right

And that you were always wrong

But I'd have to be right to be tough

And I'd have to be tough to be strong

I used to think you were tough

But you'd have to be tough to survive

You'd have to be tough to be strong

And keep all of us alive, oh mother

All this time

To understand

How hard we love

I used to think I was right

And that you were always wrong

But I'd have to be right to be tough

And I'd have to be tough to be strong