Original William Bell version
Have I told you lately that I love you
Well if I didn't, darling, I'm sorry
Did I reach out and hold you in my loving arms
Oh when you needed me
Now I realize that you need love too
And I'll spend my life making love to you
Oh I forgot to be your lover
And I'm sorry, I'm so sorry
Have I taken the time to share with you
All the burden that love will fare
And have I done the little simple things to show you
Just how much I care
Oh I've been working for you doing all I can
To work all the time didn't make me a man
Oh I forgot to be your lover
And I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you somehow, baby
I forgot to be your lover
Gonna make it up to you somehow
Oh I'm sorry, I'm sorry, baby
I forgot to be your lover
I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER is a song written by William Bell and Booker T. Jones and released by William Bell as a single in 1968. The above lyrics are for the original William Bell version of I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER as released in 1968.
Bruce Springsteen recorded I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER and released it on his 2022 album Only The Strong Survive. See the album version for more details.
List of available versions of I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER on this website:
I FORGOT TO BE YOUR LOVER [Album version]