You think you'll come over
I'll give you my number
You lover, supporter
Then give me a mother
You come take me home and
Take me to your doctor
You think you'll come over?

I think I'm a mother

Roll over, roll over
And roll me a man-a
You lover, my lover
You just roll me over
You give me a mother
A man if I love her
I love her, I'll keep her
I better just keep her

Come on and support her
I said to the mother
She said you come over
She said she'd supporter her
I love her, I kept her
And then she just left and
Alone, I implore ya

I think I'm a mother

Need a mother
More than ever
Need a mother

Ah... Ah...


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    My Interpretation

    imo it's about woman who is pregnanted. she is singing about herself in two ways: normal woman and woman as mother. and she says that it was the man who "gave" her this second woman. she owns this second woman (woman-mother).

    first, she is a little bit sceptical about her man and she thinks that he only loves this second woman, not the first - real one. then she considers keeping this woman-mother or not (keep the child or not). finally she decides to keep it because of this man. in the end the mother leaves (it may be miscarriage but it's not important) and she is left alone with the man. i don't know if he leaves her because of the fact she lost the child or he stays with her, but she still adores him and the fact is she wants to keep him with her.

    my interpretation is a little bit complex and i hope you understand at least the main sense of it :P also i don't think it's correct, but i understand it this way and i like this version.

    megiqueon March 04, 2009   Link

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