I Was a Lover

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