這首《Mother》是John Lennon所寫，最早出現在他1970推出的專輯〈John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band〉中 ( 彼時「披頭」已散夥 )，之後經再編輯的版本以單曲在美國發行。而單曲因掐頭去尾長度只有1分41秒，僅獲得錢櫃百大的19名，以及告示牌熱門百大第43名。

這首歌雖名為《母親》，而實際上是一個孩童在心中對雙親的吶喊。John Lennon的父親在他還是嬰兒時就離開了家，母親雖然也未和他住在一起，但仍和他保持相當親密的關係，卻不幸於1958年被一個下了班的警察酒駕撞死，當時Lennon是17歲。

知道了Lennon有著這樣的身世，在聽這首歌時，似乎更能感受到他心中的那份悲痛和哀悽。




Mother, you had me but I never had you
I wanted you, you didn't want me
So I, I just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye
Father, you left me but I never left you
I needed you, you didn't need me
So I, I just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye
Children, don't do what I have done
I couldn't walk and I tried to run
So I, I just got to tell you
Goodbye, goodbye
Mama, don't go
Daddy, come home
Mama, don't go
Daddy, come home
Mama, don't go
Daddy, come home
Mama, don't go
Daddy, come home
Mama, don't go
Daddy, come home
............