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To Be a Lover Lyrics
by Billy Idol
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To Be a Lover Lyrics
Have I told you
Lately that I love you
If I din'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, 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 through.
Well, when I realized that you need love too,
I'm gonna spend my life,
Gotta spend my life makin' love to you.
Meaning of To Be a Lover
Have I told you lately that I love you? Billy Idol’s “To Be a Lover” is a raw and urgent plea for connection, driven by a feeling of having drifted away from the core of love. The song expresses deep remorse – "Didn't I reach out and hold you?" – revealing a lapse in attention and affection. It’s about recognizing a partner’s need for love and commitment, promising to dedicate his life to fulfilling that desire. There’s a frantic energy throughout, fueled by the repeated “Forgot to be a lover,” highlighting a critical self-awareness and desperate attempt to course correct. The lyrics reveal a man grappling with feeling incomplete without love, admitting "Worked all day, didn't make me a man," suggesting love is essential for his identity. Ultimately, it’s an impassioned declaration of devotion – “Gonna spend my life makin’ love to you” – punctuated by a repeated, almost pleading, “Have mercy.”
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