To Be a Lover

Have mercy
Gotta spend my life makin' love to you
Oh, the burden and the task
Well, I worked all day
Well, when I realize

Well, I'm so sorry
Yes, I'm so sorry
Forgot to be a lover
I'm gonna make it on through
If I didn't, oh baby
Have mercy
When I realized that you need love too
Well, well I worked all day
Have mercy baby
Makin' love to you
Forgot to be a lover
I'm gonna spend my life
I really want you, baby
Forgot to be a lover
Yes, would you come and share
Ah, but you know I really love you, baby
Well, when I realized that you need love too
Well, if I didn't, oh baby
It didn't make me a man, babe

Makin' love
Hard as I can
Didn't I reach out
Make it through
That's at love's command
Have mercy baby
Have mercy

Have mercy, baby
And hold you
Gonna spend my life
When I realized
As hard as I can
Well, did I ask you

I really love you, baby
To show how much I care
I'm gonna spend my life
To you somehow
Oh, share
Makin' love
Have mercy baby
Have mercy baby

You see, I'm so sorry
Got to be a lover

Have mercy baby
Forgot to be a lover

Gonna spend my life makin' love to you
Gonna spend my life
All those lovin' special things
Make it on through to you somehow
Forgot to be a lover
Makin' love to you
So have mercy
That you long to hear
Forgot to be a lover
Worked all night, didn't make me a man
I really need you, baby

Mercy
Forgot to be a lover, babe
Forgot to be a lover
Didn't I say
Have mercy
Worked all night
Have mercy
When I realized
Have mercy
Forgot to be a lover
Have I told you
Forgot to be a lover
In these lovin' arms
Got to be a lover, babe
Got to be a lover, babe
Have mercy
Makin' love to you
That you need love too
Yes, lately that I love you
If I didn't, darlin'
Forgot to be a lover
That you need love too
That you need love too