To Be A Lover - Live On VH1 Storytellers, New York City, New York/2001

Woo!
 Yeah! All right!
 Have I told you
 Yes, lately, that I love you?
 If I didn't, now, darlin'
 You see, I'm so sorry
 Didn't I reach out and hold you
 In these lovin' arms?
 If I didn't, now, baby
 You see, I'm so sorry, well
 Now I realize that you need love too
 Gonna spend my life makin' love to you
 And I got to be a lover
 Have mercy (have mercy)
 I forgot to be a lover, baby (have mercy)
 Forgot to be a lover (have mercy, baby)
 I'm gonna make it on through to you somehow
 I forgot to be a lover, baby
 Woo! Yeah!
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 I said, did I ask you?
 Oh, would you come and share
 Share, oh, the burden and the task
 That's at love's command?
 Didn't I say
 All those lovin' special things?
 Oh, yes, I did
 To show how much I care
 Well, when I realize that you need love too
 Gonna spend my life makin' love to you
 Forgot to be a lover, baby
 Have mercy (have mercy)
 Well, did my work all day as hard as I can
 I worked all night
 Didn't make me a man
 I got to be a lover, baby
 Have mercy (have mercy)
 Well, when I realize that you need love too
 Gonna spend my life makin' love to you, baby
 (I got to be a lover)
 I got to be a lover, baby
 Well, have mercy, my baby
 Come on, mercy, mama
 Have mercy
 Gonna make it on through
 Yeah!
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 Have I told you
 Lately, that I love you?
 If I didn't, now, darlin'
 You see, I'm so sorry
 Oh, but you know I really love you, baby (I really love you, baby)
 I love you, baby (I really love you, baby)
 I want you (I really need you, baby)
 I really want you, oh yeah!
 (I really want you, baby)
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 When I realize
 That you need love too
 Well, I'm gonna spend my life
 Makin' love, makin' love to you
 Did my work all day as hard as I can
 Worked all night
 It didn't make me a man, my baby (forgot to be a lover)
 I got to be a lover (got to be lover)
 Well, have mercy, my baby (have mercy)
 Have mercy, mama (have mercy, baby)
 Have mercy, have mercy
 I got to make it on through (got to be a lover)
 Got to be a lover (mercy)
 Got to be a lover (have mercy, baby)
 Got to be a lover, baby
 Oh!