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"Mother"

Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb?

Mother, do you think they'll like this song?

Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls?

Ooh, aah, mother, should I build the wall?

Mother, should I run for president?

Mother, should I trust the government?

Mother, will they put me in the firing line?

Ooh, aah, is it just a waste of time?

Hush now, baby, baby, don't you cry

Mama's gonna make all of your nightmares come true

Mama's gonna put all of her fears into you

Mama's gonna keep you right here under her wing

She won't let you fly but she might let you sing

Mama's gonna keep baby cozy and warm

Ooh, babe, ooh, babe, ooh, babe

Of course mama's gonna help build the wall

Mother, do you think she's good enough for me?

Mother, do you think she's dangerous to me?

Mother, will she tear your little boy apart?

Ooh, aah, mother, will she break my heart?

Hush now, baby, baby, don't you cry

Mama's gonna check out all your girlfriends for you

Mama won't let anyone dirty get through

Mama's gonna wait up 'til you get in

Mama will always find out where you've been

Mamma's gonna keep baby healthy and clean

Ooh, babe, ooh, babe, ooh, babe

You'll always be a baby to me

Mother, did it need to be high..?

Writer(s): Roger Waters

Roger Waters said in an interview for Mojo magazine about this song, "The idea that we can be controlled by our parents' views on things like sex. The single mother of boys, particularly, can make sex harder than it needs to be."

This song tells a story about how Pink, the main character of the album, was raised by an overprotective single mother. His mother is helping Pink build his wall in order to protect him from the outside world.

This song was re-recorded almost completely for the film because there was a subplot in the film when Pink got fever.