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 these lovin' arms 
Well, if I didn't, oh baby. 
Well, I'm so sorry 

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. 
Make it on through to you somehow. (have mercy, baby) 
Got to be a lover, babe (Forgot to be a lover) 
Woo! Woo! 

Well, did I ask you 
Yes would [bad word] and share 
Oh, share 
Oh, the burden and the task 
That's at [bad word] 
Didn't I say 
All those lovin' special things 
That you long to hear 
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, 
Have mercy 

Well, well, I worked all day 
Hard as I can, 
Worked all night, didn't make me a man. 
(Forgot to be a lover) 
Have mercy, Oo, 

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. 
Oo, 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) 

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) 

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) (Have mercy) 
Oo, have mercy baby (Have mercy) 
Have mercy baby (Have mercy) 
Oo, have mercy baby (Have mercy baby) 
Oo, make it on through. 

Well, when I realized that you need love too, 
I'm gonna spend my life 
Gotta spend my life makin' love to you. 
(got, got to be a lover, have mercy, forgot to be a lover)