Tag: Be My Lover

This song has some of my favorite vocals by Alice Cooper. It was released in 1971 on the album Killer. The album contained this song, Under My Wheels, and Desperado.

Be My Lover peaked at #49 in the Billboard 100 in 1972. I thought this was more successful than that. I first heard it on my Alice Coopers Greatest Hits that I had at one time.

The album peaked at #21 on the Billboard Album Chart and two singles from the album made the Hot 100 chart.

On a side note…Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols called Killer the greatest rock album of all time.

Be My Lover

She struts into the room
Well I don’t know her
But with a magnifying glance
I just sort of looked her over, hmm
We have a drink or two
Well, maybe three
And then suddenly she starts telling me
Her life story
She says

Baby, if you wanna be my lover
You better take me home
‘Cause it’s a long long way to paradise
And I’m still on my own

Told her that I came
From Detroit City
And I played guitar
In a long-haired rock and roll band
She asked me why
The singer’s name was Alice
I said listen, baby
You really wouldn’t understand

And I said

Oh baby, if you wanna
Be my lover
You better take me home
‘Cause it’s a long long way to paradise
And I’m still on my own

Oh baby, if you wanna
Be my lover
You better take me hoooooome
‘Cause it’s a long long way to paradise
And I’m still on my oooooown

Ooooooh