Have I told you Lately that I love you If I din’t darlin’                       quick 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.                   quick 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)