Have I told you Lately that I love you If I didn't, darling You see, I'm so sorry Didn't I reach out and hold you in these loving 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 making love to you Forgot 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) Forgot to be a lover, babe (Forgot to be a lover) Wooh! Yeah! 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 loving 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 making 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 making love to you (Forgot to be a lover) Forgot to be a lover, babe Ooh, 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 Making love, making love making 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) Ooh, have mercy, baby (Have mercy) Have mercy baby (Have mercy) Ooh, have mercy, baby (Have mercy baby) Ooh, make it through Well, when I realized that you need love too I'm gonna spend my life Gotta spend my life making love to you