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, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small

It is my belief – for instant relief – a hug is the best cure of all

I met an old exile in Boston, who longed to go back home one day

But he thought no-one there would be carin?, for he?d been so long away

To stop a tear drop in his coffee, he gave his old whiskers a tug

And I knew 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, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small

It is my belief – for instant relief – a hug is the best cure of all

There?s a doctor who lives out in China, a master of medical arts

They tell me that there is no finer in curing all defective parts

He says that the very best treatment – the only truly safe drug

The only elixir that surely will fix 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, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small

It is my belief – for instant relief – a hug is the best cure of all

I met an old exile in Boston, who longed to go back home one day

And when Adam was cast from the garden and feeling that life was unfair

his temper was starting to harden when Eve said ?I’ve nothing to wear?

But God in his mercy looked kindly, He gave his wide shoulders a shrug

I?ll give human kind a small piece 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, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small

It is my belief – for instant relief – a hug is the best cure of all

I met an old exile in Boston, who longed to go back home one day

A letter can bring consolation, a phone call can brighten the night

In the midst of great aggravation, they can put at least some things to right

But when your heart feels like it’s breaking, your life slipping down past the plug

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, wherever you ramble, your problems be great or be small

It is my belief – for instant relief – a hug is the best cure of all

I met an old exile in Boston, who longed to go back home one day

A letter can bring consolation, a phone call can brighten the night