Original Broadway Cast of Rent — Ill Cover You

[ANGEL] Live in my house I'll be your shelter Just pay me back With one thousand kisses Be my lover And I'll cover you [COLLINS] Open your door I'll be your tenant Don't got much baggage to lay at your feet But sweet kisses I've got to spare I'll be there and I'll cover you [BOTH] I think they meant it When they said you can't buy love Now I know you can rent it A new lease, you are my love On life, be my life Just slip me on I'll be your blanket Wherever, whatever I'll be your coat [ANGEL] You'll be my king And I'll be your castle [COLLINS] No, you'll be my queen And I'll be your moat [BOTH] I think they meant it When they said you can't buy love Now I know you can rent it A new lease, you are my love On life, all my life I've longed to discover Something as true as this is [COLLINS, ANGEL] So, with a thousand sweet kisses If you're cold and you're lonely I'll cover you With a thousand sweet kisses You've got one nickel only I'll cover you With a thousand sweet kisses When you're worn out and tired I'll cover you With a thousand sweet kisses When your heart has expired I'll cover you [BOTH] Oh, lover I'll cover you Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh, lover I'll cover you