Loverman - Originally Recorded by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 1994
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There's a devil waitin' outside your door.
<How much longer?>
There's a devil waitin' outside your door.
<How much longer?>
And he's buckin' and reyin' and pawin' at the floor.
<How much longer?>
And he's howlin' with pain,crawlin' up the wall.
<How much longer?>
There's a devil waitin'outside your door.
<How much longer?>
And he's weak with eviland broken by the world.
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And he's shoutin' your nameand askin' for more.
<How much longer?>
There's a devil waitin' outside your door.
<How much longer?>

Loverman
Since the world began.
Forever a man.
'til the end of time.
Yeah, take off that dress.
Ooh, comin' down, yeah.
I'm your loverman, yeah.
'Cause I am what I am, what I am, what I am, what I am.

L is for love, baby.
O is for only you that I do.
V is for loving virtually everything that you are.
E is for loving almost everything that you do.
R is for rape me.
M is for murder me.
A is for answering all of my prayers.
N is for knowing the loverman's going 
to be the answer to all of yours.

Loverman
'Til the bitter end, yeah.
While the empires burn down. 
Forever and ever and ever, ever, a man.
I'm your loverman.
I said help me baby.
So help me baby.
'Cause I am what I am, what I am, what I am, what I am.
I'm your loverman.

There's a devil crawlin'along your floor.
<How much longer?>
There's a devil crawlin'along your floor.
<How much longer?>
With a tremblin' hearthe's comin' through your door.
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With the strain and the sexand his jumpin' paw.
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There's a devil crawlin' along your floor.
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And he's old and he's stupid 
and he's hungry and he's sore
and he's blind and he's lame 
and he's dirty and he's poor
gimme more, gimme more, gimme more,
gimme more, gimme more.
<How much longer?>
There's a devil crawlin' along your floor.

Loverman, ha ha.
And here I stand.
Forever a man.
'Cause I am what I am, what I am, what I am,
Hey, forgive me baby!
My hands are tied.
And I got no choice, no, no, no, no.
I got no choice, no choice at all...

I'll say it again.
L is for love baby.
O is for Oh, yes I do.
V is for virtue so I ain't gonna hurt you.
E is for even if you want me to.
R is for render unto me baby.
M is for that which is mine.
and A is for any-old-how darlin'.
and N is for any old time.

Loverman, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I got the master plan, yeah.
To take off your dress.
Yeah, and be your man, be your man, hey!
Seize the thrown.
Seize the mantle.
Seize that crown, yeah.
'Cause I am what I am, what I am, what I am, what I am.
I'm your loverman.

There's a devil waitin'by your side.
<How much longer?>
There's a devil waitin' by your side.
<How much longer?>
Might think he's asleep,take a look at his eyes.
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And he wants you darlin',to be his bride.
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Yeah there's a devil layin'by your side.
<How much longer?>

Loverman!
Loverman!
Loverman!
I'll be your loverman!
'Til the end of time, ah.
'Til the empires burn down.
Forever a man.
I'll be your loverman.
I'll be your loverman!
I'm your loverman!
I'm your loverman!
Yeah, I'm your loverman!
I'm your loverman.
Loverman.
I'm your loverman.
I'm your loverman.
I'm your loverman.
Hey, I'm your loverman.
Yes, I'm your loverman.
Loverman.
Loverman.
Loverman.
Forever a man.

Loverman.
<How much longer?>