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