Lyrics:Julian Lennon Music:Julian Lennon Mother Mary, your hold on me Denies my feelings From those who can see Your sacred wisdom Can caress my soul Confused and forsaken By what I've been told It always sounded so right to me To offer my prayers With the hope to be free Mother Mary, is this wrong for me To judge myself by what you see And if I stand here Will you stand by me If the choice that I make Is the choice to be me I've heard your words In so many ways Do I trust myself Beyond your praise My heart has been touched By something said I want to go with her I want to be led I knelt at your side Did you feel me I gave you my all To be nearer to thee Mother Mary, is this wrong for me To judge myself by what you see And if I stand here Will you stand by me If the choice that I make Is the choice to be me You know I'll always be there You know I'll always be there You know I'll always be there Can't you show me a way to believe Have I been enlightened, misled or deceived It always sounded so right to me To offer my prayers With the hope to be free Mother Mary, is this wrong for me To judge myself by what you see And if I stand here Will you stand by me If the choice that I make Is the choice to be me