I was a lover
i was a lover
i was a lover 'fore i was a child
i was a lover
i was a lover
i was a lover and i was wild
when a tree gives birth
a seed falls to the earth
& then it has to die
but there are some days
i think i've got a better way
to live a fruitful life
first you run
then you hide
then you don't come out
you don't come out
in the city lights
in the city
i was a lover
i was a lover
i was a lover 'fore i was a child
i was a lover
i was a lover
i was a lover and i was wild
oh, in my ostentatious
acclamations
will you want me still?
& now my lip is cut
from fighting God knows what
& all my ribs are bruised
it seems you lose
if you try to hide
and you fall
and crawl
'til you wish that you could die
i was a lover
i was a lover
i was a lover 'fore i was a child
i was a lover
i was a lover
i was a lover and i was wild
oh wild
and faster than these legs can carry me
so slow down