To Be a Lover

Makin' love to you
I'm gonna make it on through
Yes, I'm so sorry
Have I told you
I really need you, baby
Have mercy
Make it through
Makin' love
Forgot to be a lover
I really love you, baby

Have mercy baby
Yes, would you come and share
That you need love too
Forgot to be a lover
Have mercy baby
Have mercy
Forgot to be a lover
Worked all night
When I realized
Makin' love
Forgot to be a lover
Mercy
I'm gonna spend my life
Well, I worked all day

Got to be a lover, babe

Yes, lately that I love you
Hard as I can
Forgot to be a lover
Makin' love to you
To you somehow
To show how much I care
Gonna spend my life
Forgot to be a lover
If I didn't, oh baby
That's at love's command
Have mercy baby

So have mercy
Have mercy baby
Forgot to be a lover
Have mercy baby
Have mercy
Forgot to be a lover
Gotta spend my life makin' love to you
Well, well I worked all day
That you need love too
And hold you
Have mercy
Got to be a lover, babe
Makin' love to you
Oh, the burden and the task
In these lovin' arms
Ah, but you know I really love you, baby

Forgot to be a lover
Have mercy
Forgot to be a lover

Well, did I ask you
All those lovin' special things

Have mercy
Got to be a lover
Have mercy, baby
Well, when I realize
Well, I'm so sorry
When I realized that you need love too
Worked all night, didn't make me a man
You see, I'm so sorry
It didn't make me a man, babe
Gonna spend my life
Oh, share
When I realized
That you long to hear
Have mercy
Didn't I say
I'm gonna spend my life
I really want you, baby
Make it on through to you somehow
As hard as I can
Gonna spend my life makin' love to you

Forgot to be a lover, babe
Well, when I realized that you need love too
Didn't I reach out
That you need love too
If I didn't, darlin'
Well, if I didn't, oh baby