i never had it, i never wanted it, i never had your beauty mark nor did i have your black hair and hazel eyes my early childhood was not as simple as yours set in the country no i did not have a fears of nuns who dressed in black but i do have your tastes i had no radio show, nor did i have home-made clothes, home-made curtains of the same material i never had it, i never wanted it, i never had your beauty mark but i do have your tastes and i do have your red face and long hands i think callas sang a lovely "norma" you prefer robson on "deep river" i may not be so manly, but still i know you love me even if i don't have your beauty mark!

Beauty Mark

That’s about my mother. We spar a lot. She’ll write a song, I’ll write a song; she’ll put me down, I’ll put her down. I’d written a bunch of stuff she thought was terrible (and she was right). But "Beauty Mark" won her over—it was my comeback. I had to rise to her challenge. I said to myself, "Okay, I’m gonna write a perfect little classy thing. I’ll show mama!" It’s the happiest song on the album. - rufus wainwright