1 2 3 4I'm lyin' on the couch
With my little toe in a splint
Smashed it on a corner
While reachin' for my instrumentTalk shows get depressin'
And my eyes are too tired to read
Stranded in my house
Starin' outside helplesslyThinkin' of someone else
Longin' for that special person
Who always took good care of meHold me mother
Cuddle me closely
Hold me mother
Talk to me softlyLookin' at the phone
That is well within my reach
Wonderin' why I'm likin'
Someone's self sufficiencyWell it's so high at this time
I should really try to act my age
Yet her words always got me on track
In my younger daysThinkin' of someone else
Longin' for that special person
Who always took good care of me
Stayed up with me all night long
When I was a child with the flu
Never short on sympathyHold me mother
Cuddle me closely
Hold me mother
Talk to me softlyAlways helped me
To see the brighter side
Helped me see that everything
Would turn out rightLyin' on the couch
Watchin' doubts with no aspirin
Cordless on the coffee table
Rings on at any instanceShe tells me that she's worried
Do I have enough to eat?
I'm pretty sure that I just started
Healing rapidlyThinkin' of someone else
Longin' for that special person
Who always took good care of meHold me mother
Cuddle me closely
Hold me mother
Talk to me softlyHold me mother
Cuddle me closely
Hold me mother
Talk to me softly