I`ll Be Your Lover Now

<br>Paul Kelly (Mushroom Music)<br>The fix is in, we should have known<br>It was always there from the start<br>Deep within, so slow and strong<br>Working its way to the heart<br>One day you notice a change<br>And then nothing`s the same<br>I`ll be your lover now, baby don`t deny it<br>I`ll be your lover now, money couldn`t buy this<br>You crossed your mouth to keep mine shut<br>My timing was never that good<br>But I couldn`t stand to see you mixed up<br>With a faker who kept his cards hid<br>I stayed in the game `til the end<br>Waiting for my big hand<br>I`ll be your lover now, money couldn`t buy this<br>I`ll be your lover now, baby don`t deny it<br>`Cause I know your deep dirty places of pain<br>You know your secrets will always be safe<br>I`ll keep them with mine, we`re two of a kind<br>I`ll be your lover now<br>The penny drops, the bottle spins<br>The stars all shift, the tables turn<br>The arrow strikes, the die is cast<br>The high shall be low and the first shall be last<br>I stayed in the game `til the end<br>Waiting for my big hand<br>I`ll be your lover now<br>You know your secrets will always be safe<br>Because there`s nothing more precious than shame<br>I`ll keep yours with mine<br>We`re two of a kind<br>I`ll be your lover now