Sweet Surrender lyrics

Now you wanna know the reason

Why I cheated on you?

Well I had to be a hunter again.

This little man had to try

To make love feel new again.

'Cause there's just a few things, honey

I'm not old enough to do for you. Ohh.

And they're the things, momma

You just never care to show me. Ohh.

So this flim-flam lover boy

Found him a flamingo.

And his flamingo

Showed him how to tango.

And when they tangoed

It'd send their heart's a 'flutter.

Teased him 'till he'd stutter.

Made him so young and tender.

Sweet to surrender

And so sweet surrender.

In sweet surrender.

Ahh, sweet surrender to love.

But now you're gonna go out

And get yourself

A reputation.

But I'm gonna have to show you

Where to start.

And then you're gonna bring back

Your little reputation

And prove to me

What I could not prove to you.

'Cause I was just too young at heart.

I'm just too cold, honey.

Just too hard to care.

Just too hard, 'right

To surrender.

Surrender to love.

Sweet surrender

Surrender to love.

If we could

Just surrender

Love would heal the mess we've made.

So give it up, momma, ahh.

It 'aint gonna be no good

It keeps goin' 'round and 'round.

You hurt me.

Then I hurt you again.

All that's left to do, ah.

Is give it up, Ahhhhhh,

No, no, give it up

And surrender, Ahhhhhh, momma.

Sweet surrender.

Sweet surrender.

Surrender your love.

Surrender love.

Ohhhhhh, Surrender momma.

Ohhhhhh, Surrender that love.

Sweet.

Sweet, sweet, sweet su-rre-rren-der, momma.

In to love.

To love.

To love.

• Artist:Tim Buckley
• Album:"Greetings From L.A." (1972)