Mother, My Dear
Mother wants a wedding
Father wants a man
Me, I'm not ready
I've got another plan
Jesus would need a coffin
To get me in his church
The Devil wants me walking
So I can do his work
Is that the way it seems?
Is that the way it seems to be to you?
Is that the way it seems?
Is that the way I seem to be to you?v

Mother, my dear
Mother, don't you fear
You know it's not true
Mother, my dear
Mother, hold my near
Then turn me loose

Well I know that it's a hungry world
But your boy is not a lamb
And you'll be the first to know it
When I find out what I am

Mother, my dear...