To Be a Lover (Mother of Mercy Mix)
Billy Idol * Track #6 On Vital Idol
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To Be a Lover (Mother of Mercy Mix) by Billy Idol
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Billy IdolAbout
In 1986, the track was reworked and became the second high-profile cover song Billy Idol released as a single, after 1981’s “Mony Mony”. Billy Idol was introduced to the song by the George Faith reggae version—he initially was unaware of the original William Bell release, and so retained the truncat...
To Be a Lover (Mother of Mercy Mix) Lyrics
[Intro]
Super-size!
Return to splendor
With rock and roll inferno
Super-size!
The type of thrills and spills
You, the fan, want to see and hear!
Return to splendor
With rock and roll inferno
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 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
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, 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
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 through
Well, when I realized that you need love too
I'm gonna spend my life
Gotta spend my life makin' love to you