Mother Mary, Mother take me, Mother Mary show me how Leave my pain and separation, Mother take me with you now You know trouble, you know sorrow, you have seen this all before You have heard so many prayers, I ask you now to hear one more Mother Mary, Mother take me, Mother Mary show me how Leave my pain and separation, Mother take me with you now Something slowly grows inside me, something makes a pleading sound Every day a little louder, tell me will it take me down Mother Mary, Mother take me, Mother Mary show me how Leave my pain and separation, Mother take me with you now In the morning we'll be leaving, float your swift and winding stream To the mouth and then the delta, to the source of my blue dreams Where all is love and all is water, all is hope and all is light Melt away what separates us, take me into glory's light Mother Mary, Mother take me, Mother Mary show me how Leave my pain and separation, Mother take me with you now You know trouble, you know sorrow, you have seen this all before You have heard so many prayers, I ask you now to hear one more Mother Mary, Mother take me, Mother Mary show me how Leave my pain and separation, Mother take me with you now x 2