Hold me like a mother would Like I always knew somebody should Though tomorrow don't look that good Well, it just goes to show Though people say we're an unlikely couple I'm seeing double of you This is life, this is life And everything's all right Living, living, living, living Living, living, living, living life I'm hoping though Because I'm learning to cope With the emotionless mediocrity Day to day living I can't help being restless When everything's so tasteless And all the colors seem to have faded away This is life, this is life And everything's all right Living, living, living, living Living, living, living, living life Hold me like a mother would Like I always knew somebody should, yeah Though tomorrow don't look that good Well, just goes to show Though people say we're an unlikely couple Doris Day and Mott the Hoople Life