I need to find someone to call my own
and love before I go.
I need to find someone to hold me close
and love before I go.
I’ll have my pick of one sharp and quick
or someone smooth and slow.
Not just anyone, especially someone to love before I go.
Someone to turn me to the right from wrong
and to dig me up when I’ve been buried too long.
Someone who loves all the love she makes
a high-balling baby who’s got no brakes.
Who can turn me over when my bad side is showing
and bottle me up when I get too low and
power me up and get my engines going
and love before I go.