I'm a mother 
Treat me like a mother 
You want to suck on my breast 
It's no surprise you do 
I'm the source and the force 
You owe your life to, brother 

Oh 
Oh 
Oh 

I'm a mother 
And I take like a mother 
I understand blood 
And I understand pain 
There can be no life without it 
Never doubt it 
I'm a mother 

I gave you all my money 
To help the family 
But what you do to me 
Don't humiliate me 
Remember 
I'm a life-long member 

Oh 
Oh 
Oh 

I'm a mother 
Treat me like a mother 
In the middle of the night 
I be deep in a dream 
You fancy little company 
You only have to scream 
Loud, brother 

Oh 
Oh 
Oh 

I'm a mother 
And I fake like a mother 
I understand time 
And it isn't on my side 
But to service mankind 
I have to suffer his pride 
Like a mother 

Oh 
Oh 
Oh 

You say your protection 
Is proof of your affection 
If I need security 
I'll keep a gun on me 
Oh 
Don't barter with me 
Don't barter with me 

Little sacrifices 
Go straight to heaven 
But hunting season's over 
This is the 20th century 
Oh 
Don't barter with me 

Oh 
Oh 
Oh 

I'm a mother 
And I ache like a mother 
If there's a terrible crash 
And bodies thrown everywhere 
I'll wrap 'em up and carry 'em 
If someone has to bury them 
Brother 

Oh 
Oh 
Oh 

Call upon mother 

I'm the vessel of life 
I got the trauma here to prove it 
When it's time for me to labor for you 
Everybody move it 
Like a mother 

Oh 
Oh 
Oh