I Need a Mother

I need a mother, I'm sorry but it's true
I need a lover, not someone like you
I've been your daddy for too long of a time
Need a little mothering just once in a while
I need a mother, I'm sorry but it's true

It's undercover, the way it's always been
I should have said something but I didn't know where to begin
You've been taking everything I have to give
But I don't have no more, this ain't no way for me to live
I need a mother, I'm sorry, that's just how it is

I need a mother, it's really nothing new
A little help sometimes, that's just what you do
I've been your daddy for too long of a time
Need a little help you know, just once in a while
I need a mother, I'm sorry but it's true