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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mott the Hoople
Performer
Ian Hunter
Vocals
Mick Ralphs
Guitar
Overend Watts
Bass Guitar
Dale Griffin
Drums
Morgan Fisher
Piano
Graham Presket
Violin
Andy Mackay
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ian Hunter
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mott the Hoople
Producer
Lyrics
I scream at you for sharing
And I curse you just for caring
I hate the clothes you're wearing, they're so pretty
And I tell you not to see me
And I tell you not to feel me
And I make your life a drag, it's such a pity
And I watch your warm glow palin'
And I watch your sparkle fadin'
As you realise you're failin', 'cause you're so good
No, I don't mean to upset you
But there's so much crime to get through
If only I could make it easier then I would
Oh, I wish I was your mother
I wish I'd been your father
And then I would have seen you
Would have been you as a child
Played houses with your sisters
And wrestled with all your brothers
And then who knows
I might have felt a family for a while
It's no use me pretendin'
You give and I do the spendin'
Is there a happy ending? I don't think so
'Cause even if we make it
I'll be too far out to take it
You'll have to try and shake it from my head
Oh, I wish I was your mother
I wish I'd been your father
And then I would have seen you
Would have been you as a child
Played houses with your sisters
And wrestled with all your brothers
And then who knows
I might have felt a family for a while
Writer(s): Ian Hunter
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