I Wanna Be A Mother

I wanna be a mother

But I don't have what it takes

I take, I take, I take

I take with nothing to offer

Except for the clothes on my back

And the things that I learned from my father

Oh, I would give you that

And I try to be a mother

Exactly the way I was taught

Maybe one day when I meet you

I'll give you a name and some clothes that I bought

There's pieces of me that you'll carry all your life inside you

Whether you like it or not, I've got a hold on you

There's pieces of me in your heart, and you'll decide which ones you want

Whether I like it or not

There's times when I miss being younger

One day, you'll know what I mean

And all of the things that I'll teach you

And pray you don't turn out like me

I pray you turn out like your mother

But she hopes you turn out like me

Maybe instead you'll surprise us, and be everything in between

There's pieces of me that you'll carry all your life inside you

Whether you like it or not, I've got a hold on you

There's pieces of me in your heart, and you'll decide which ones you want

Whether I like it or not