A Lover Was Born Songtext

von Allen Toussaint

When Mom & Papa first laid eyes on me right from the start
They knew right away a lover was born, I'd be breakin' lovers' hearts
(Breakin' lovers' hearts)
Now at an early age, yeah, I began to show sign
That a stone-cold lover was born, now I'm gonna let it shine, yeah
(I'm gonna let it shine, yeah)

Girl if I can't love you
A reel can make gumbo, a drunken man don't stumble
A seein'-eye dog can learn to lead the blind
A bee don't delay honey, the Beatles ain't got no money
The water man's gone to pay a fine

One day my papa told me son, "Sit down, I gotta talk to you"
Said: Don't believe I can't understand; I've been through the same
Thing too
Said you think you're pretty hot stuff & you dig every girl you see
But listen, son, settle for one, it'll save a lotta misery
In the long run, I don't get a sunnin'
There ain't no corpse in the dawn, there ain't no birds in a home
& you can get bright from the town if you squeeze & squeeze
Tears don't go with the blues, chick can wear high-heeled shoes
Old Man Battle's lawn didn't have no trees
I'm gonna take my papa's advice, though it's gonna be hard to do
I'm gonna stop tryin' to prove a point; I'm gonna give myself to you

Girl if I fear you
Ain't no leaps in a frog, ain't no bumps on a log
& you can get bright from the town if you squeeze & squeeze
An old cow don't give milk & eggs don't got no yolk
& I'd pull side of pole right out of tree, yeah