I remember I wasn’t m
uch olde
r than four
- maybe five, at the mos
t
the
go-to-school mornings were
colder – no such thing as a
bus
our
mother’d be
searching for
schoolbags and combing our
hair the wrong
way
As she
buttered our toast and
buttoned our coats, here’s what my mother would
say
Chorus
We
all need a
hug in the
morning and one at the
end of the
day
And as
many as possible
squeezed in between to keep life’s troubles at
bay
No
matter, wher
ever you
ramble, your problems be g
reat or be sm
all
It
is my belief – for i
nstant relief – a hug is the best cure of a
ll
I
met an old
exile in
Boston, who longed to go
back home one d
ay
But he
thought no-one there would be
carin?, for he?d been so long a
way
To s
top a tear d
rop in his cof
fee, he gave his old w
hiskers a t
ug
And I k
new that he?d give all he
needed to live
For a big welcome-home-again
hug
Chorus
We
all need a
hug in the
morning and one at the
end of the
day
And as
many as possible
squeezed in between to keep life’s troubles at
bay
No
matter, wher
ever you
ramble, your problems be g
reat or be sm
all
It
is my belief – for i
nstant relief – a hug is the best cure of a
ll
There?s a
doctor who
lives out in
China, a master of
medical a
rts
They
tell me that there is no f
iner in curing all defective p
arts
He s
ays that the
very best tr
eatment – the only t
ruly safe d
rug
The
only elixir that surely will f
ix you
Is a big warm, old-fashioned
hug
Chorus
We
all need a
hug in the
morning and one at the
end of the
day
And as
many as possible
squeezed in between to keep life’s troubles at
bay
No
matter, wher
ever you
ramble, your problems be g
reat or be sm
all
It
is my belief – for i
nstant relief – a hug is the best cure of a
ll
I
met an old
exile in
Boston, who longed to go
back home one d
ay
And when
Adam was
cast from the
garden and feeling that
life was unf
air
his
temper was starting to ha
rden when Eve said ?I’ve nothing to
wear?
But
God in his m
ercy looked ki
ndly, He gave his wide sh
oulders a sh
rug
I?ll
give human kind a small p
iece of my mind
And so he created the
hug
Chorus
We
all need a
hug in the
morning and one at the
end of the
day
And as
many as possible
squeezed in between to keep life’s troubles at
bay
No
matter, wher
ever you
ramble, your problems be g
reat or be sm
all
It
is my belief – for i
nstant relief – a hug is the best cure of a
ll
I
met an old
exile in
Boston, who longed to go
back home one d
ay
A l
etter can b
ring cons
olation, a phone call can
brighten the n
ight
In the
midst of great aggr
avation, they can put at least some things to r
ight
But
when your heart f
eels like it’s br
eaking, your life slipping
down past the p
lug
And you
feel like a ghost, the thing you
want most
Is someone to give you a
hug
Chorus
We
all need a
hug in the
morning and one at the
end of the
day
And as
many as possible
squeezed in between to keep life’s troubles at
bay
No
matter, wher
ever you
ramble, your problems be g
reat or be sm
all
It
is my belief – for i
nstant relief – a hug is the best cure of a
ll
I
met an old
exile in
Boston, who longed to go
back home one d
ay
A l
etter can b
ring cons
olation, a phone call can
brighten the n
ight