What if life wasn't long,   And everybody got just a single moment?   If you wasted the moment alone   Spent your whole time thinking "Why should I need love?"   Then look above to the sky and beyond   Cause you don't know what you've got ‘til it's gone,    Believe me      Everybody needs a lover sometimes   And you were mine   My God by another name   Everybody needs a lover sometimes   And you were mine   My shelter from the rain, outside      What if life was a car,   And you didn't really know how to start it   Would you sit in your car like a clown   Or get out and walk to the nearest crowded bar?   And kiss a mouth, make it smile and be proud    That at least you had a good time for a while?    Believe me      Everybody needs a lover sometimes   And you were mine   My God by another name   Everybody needs a lover sometimes   And you were mine   My shelter from the rain, outside      And if you hold on to me now   And never let go   Then I guess at least we'll know   The sense that it all made, oh      Cause everybody needs a lover sometimes   And you were mine   My God by another name   Everybody needs a lover sometimes   And you were mine   My shelter from the rain, outside      And you stayed