You gotta wake up every mornin’,
tip toe in the kitchen
cook me a great big T-bone steak
Serve it to me in bed go down the street and hustle
bring back all the money you make
You gotta rub my body with sweet scented oil
cool me with a ’lectric fan
Run down to the church fall down on your knees say
"Lord I wanna thank you for that man"
And I call that true love, true and sweet
That ain’t the kind of love I’m gettin’
but baby, that’s the kind of love I need
Wanna come home every evenin’ to a great big meal
of wine and roasted pheasant
Say to me "Shel this is Suzy, this is Kay, I brought ’em
both home to you for a present"
Cops bust in and find my stash, you gotta tell ’em
it belongs to you
And when you’re sittin’ in slam tell all the other
chickies when they get out
they can look me up too
And I call that true love, true and sweet
That ain’t the kind of love I’m gettin’
but baby, that’s the kind of love I need
Some guy accuses me of foolin’ with his wife
and threatens to tear me apart
Points a gun at me, I want you to jump in the middle
and take the bullet in your own heart
And as you’re lying on the floor and dyin’
I want you to look to me and say
"Shel I’m sorry I messed up the rug
just roll my body out of the way"
And I call that true love, true and sweet
That ain’t the kind of love I’m gettin’
but baby, that’s the kind of love I need
Movie people call you on the telephone
I want you to turn down the part’And when we’re ballin’ baby, ride my top
so I never, ever strain my heart
And I call that true love, true and sweet
that ain’t the kind of love I’m gettin’
but baby that’s the kind of love I need.
"I Call That True Love"
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
