There's an hour of sunshine,
For a million years of rain
But somehow that always seems to be enough,
When love falls from the sky, nobody ever asks why

You just take it or you leave it where it was
But there's just one kind of love
You can spend your life dreaming of
For the love of a sweet-lovin' man

Some have traveled far and wide
Some have given up and died
For the love of a sweet-lovin' man
Some have broken down and cried

Some have turned to dust inside
But I'll stay right here and hide
In the arms of my sweet-lovin' man
Until you've had sweet lovin'

There's no lovin' worth the name
But you can go blind from crying all the time
And who said life was easy
And who said a man was fair

Well I wish you well
But keep your paws off mine
You can't buy one at the mall
But he'll come if you just call


Lyrics submitted by Anne Arbour

Sweet-Lovin' Man Lyrics as written by Stephin Merritt

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    I think that this could have been one of the greatest songs of all time. Truly beautiful melody and and a simple yet emotional lyric (the line 'some have turned to dust inside' is the bit where I usually start to blub). However, the song is all but ruined (and now I can hardly listen to it) due to the lame, second-hand campy/bitchy/childish rubbish of the line "but keep your paws off mine". My heart sinks every time I hear this piece of cultural vandalism committed by the writer himself.

    Mikeymike111on April 27, 2006   Link

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