To Be a Lover lyrics

[Verse 1]
Have I told you lately that I love you?
If I didn't, darlin', you see, I'm so sorry
Didn't I reach out and hold you in lovin' arms?
Well, if I didn't, oh, baby, well, I'm so sorry

[Chorus]
When I realized that you need love, too
Gonna spend my life makin' love to you
Got to be a lover
Have mercy
Forgot to be a lover, babe (Have mercy)
Forgot to be a lover (Have mercy)
Forgot to be a lover (Have mercy, baby)
Make it on through to you somehow
Got to be a lover, babe (Forgot to be a lover)
Hoo! Yeah!

[Verse 2]
Well, did I ask you, yes, would you come and share?
Oh, share, oh, the burden and the task that's at love's command?
Didn't I say all those lovin' special things that you long to hear?
To show how much I care

[Chorus]
Well, when I realize that you need love, too
I'm gonna spend my life makin' love to you
Forgot to be a lover
Have mercy
Well, well, I worked all day as hard as I can
Worked all night just to make amends (Forgot to be a lover)
Have mercy, ooh, when I realized that you need love, too
Gonna spend my life makin' love to you (Forgot to be a lover)
Got to be a lover, babe
Ooh, have mercy (Have mercy)
Have mercy, baby (Have mercy, baby)
I'm gonna make it on through to you somehow
So have mercy (Have mercy, have mercy, baby)
[Verse 3]
Have I told you, yes, lately that I love you?
If I didn't, oh, baby, yes, I'm so sorry
Ah, but you know I really love you, baby (Love you, baby)
I really love you, baby (Love you, baby)
I really need you, baby (Need you, baby)
I really want you, baby (Want you, baby)

[Guitar solo]

[Chorus]
When I realized that you need love, too
I'm gonna spend my life makin' love, makin' love, makin' love to you
Well, I worked all day as hard as I can
Worked all night, it didn't make me a man, babe
(Forgot to be a lover) Forgot to be a lover
(Have mercy) Ooh, have mercy, baby
(Have mercy) Have mercy, baby
(Have mercy) Ooh, have mercy, baby
(Have mercy, baby) Ooh, make it on through
Well, when I realized that you need love, too (Forgot to be a lover)
I'm gonna spend my life (Forgot to be a lover)
Gotta spend my life makin' love to you (Have mercy)
(Forgot to be a lover)
(Forgot to be a lover)
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy, baby) Oh, mercy, baby
(Forgot to be a lover) I gotta love you, baby
(Forgot to be a lover) I wanna love you, baby
(Have mercy, have mercy)
(Forgot to be a lover)