If I Was Your Mother
Bon Jovi · Keep The Faith [1992]
If I was your mother
Would you let me hold your hand
Would you say you were my baby
Would you always be my friend
If I was your mother
Could I teach you what's right
Could I tell you stories
Maybe tuck you in
And kiss you sweet goodnight
Tell me what I got to do
To make my life mean more to you
I could get so close it's true
If I was your mother
Would you always believe me
'Cause I'd wake up in the middle
Of the night
Just to see if you need me
Tell me there's no other
To who you're telling your secrets
And would you tell me
'Bout all the boys you been
Bringing home to meet me
Tell me what I got to do
To make my life mean more to you
I could get so close it's true
If I was yours
Tell me who I got to be
To make you a part of me
There's no one else you'd never need
If I was your
Mother, mother
If I was your
Mother, mother
When love is blood
You're never on trial
Love don't get deeper
Than a mother and child
Oh baby, I got to get that close to you
Tell me what I got to do
To make my life mean more to you
I could get so close it's true
If I was yours
Tell me who I got to be
To make you a part of me
There's no one else you'd never need
If I was your
Mother, mother
If I was your
Mother, mother
Mother, mother
If I was your
Mother, mother
Would you let me hold your hand
Would you say you were my baby
Would you always be my friend
If I was your mother
Could I teach you what's right
Could I tell you stories
Maybe tuck you in
And kiss you sweet goodnight
Tell me what I got to do
To make my life mean more to you
I could get so close it's true
If I was your mother
Would you always believe me
'Cause I'd wake up in the middle
Of the night
Just to see if you need me
Tell me there's no other
To who you're telling your secrets
And would you tell me
'Bout all the boys you been
Bringing home to meet me
Tell me what I got to do
To make my life mean more to you
I could get so close it's true
If I was yours
Tell me who I got to be
To make you a part of me
There's no one else you'd never need
If I was your
Mother, mother
If I was your
Mother, mother
When love is blood
You're never on trial
Love don't get deeper
Than a mother and child
Oh baby, I got to get that close to you
Tell me what I got to do
To make my life mean more to you
I could get so close it's true
If I was yours
Tell me who I got to be
To make you a part of me
There's no one else you'd never need
If I was your
Mother, mother
If I was your
Mother, mother
Mother, mother
If I was your
Mother, mother
If I Was Your Mother
Released on the 1992 album Keep The Faith, 'If I Was Your Mother' stands as a defining track in Bon Jovi's hard rock catalog. The song exemplifies the band's signature blend of anthemic choruses and driving guitar riffs that became hallmarks of their late 1980s and early 1990s era. Produced by the band's own John Bongiovi, the recording captures a period where Bon Jovi solidified their status as global rock icons while exploring themes of identity and self-worth. The track features the band's characteristic vocal delivery and melodic structure, reinforcing their reputation for crafting stadium-filling rock anthems that resonated with audiences worldwide during the early 1990s.