All I Want
Joni Mitchell Lyrics

I am on a lonely road and
The singer is traveling alone

I am traveling, traveling, traveling, traveling
The singer is constantly moving

Looking for something, what can it be?
The singer is searching for something, but isn't quite sure what it is

Oh, I hate you some, I hate you some, I love you some
The singer has mixed feelings towards someone else

Oh, I love you when I forget about me
The singer's feelings towards someone else are stronger when they aren't thinking about themselves

I wanna be strong, I wanna laugh along
The singer wants to be confident and happy

I wanna belong to the living
The singer wants to feel like they're a part of something

Alive, alive, I want to get up and jive
The singer wants to dance and have fun

I want to wreck my stockings in some jukebox dive
The singer wants to let loose and have a good time

Do you want, do you want, do you wanna dance with me baby?
The singer is asking someone if they want to dance

Do you wanna take a chance on, Maybe finding some sweet romance with me, baby? Well come on
The singer is asking someone if they want to take a chance on finding love with them

All I really, really want our love to do
The singer's main desire is for their love to make them and their partner better people

Is to bring out the best in me and in you too
The singer wants their love to bring out the best in both themselves and their partner

I wanna talk to you, I wanna shampoo you
The singer wants to spend time with and take care of their partner

Wanna renew you again and again
The singer wants to keep their love and relationship fresh

Applause, applause, life is our cause
The singer sees life as a celebration and their love as the reason to celebrate

When I think of your kisses my mind see-saws
The singer feels conflicted when they think about their partner's kisses

Do you see, do you see, do you see how you hurt me, baby?
The singer is asking their partner if they recognize how their actions have hurt them

So I hurt you too
The singer admits that they have hurt their partner as well

Then we both get so blue
When they hurt each other, the singer and their partner both feel sad

I am on a lonely road and I am traveling
The singer is still alone and searching

Looking for the key to set me free
The singer is looking for something that will bring them true freedom

Oh the jealousy
Jealousy is causing problems in the singer's life

The greed is the unraveling it's the unraveling
Greed is causing everything to fall apart

And it undoes all the joy that could be
Greed is destroying the potential for happiness

I wanna have fun, I wanna shine like the sun
Despite their troubles, the singer still wants to have fun and be happy

Wanna be the one that you want to see
The singer wants to be the type of person that their partner wants to be around

I wanna knit you a sweater
The singer wants to do something special for their partner

I wanna write you a love letter
The singer wants to express their love for their partner in writing

I wanna make you feel better
The singer wants to make their partner happy

I wanna make you feel free, hmm hm hmm hm
The singer wants their partner to feel free to be themselves

Wanna make you feel all free
The singer again emphasizes their desire for their partner to feel free