I can't wait to get to school each day
And wait for you to pass my way
(And bells start to ring) and angels start to sing
Hey that's the girl for you (ooh, yeah)
So what are you gonna do? (oh, baby)
Hey little girl I love you so (I love you so)

All I do is think of you
Day and night that's all I do (that's all I do, baby)
I can't get you off my mind
Think about you all the time, all the time

I began to take the long way home
Just so I can be alone
(To think of how to say)
You're fine in every way
Hey I'm in love with you (oh, I love you baby)
I think the world of you (oh, yes I do)
Oh, won't you please, please be mine, mine

All I do is think of you
Baby day and night that's all I do
I can't get you off my mind
Think about you all the time, all the time, oh

(Girl you're so doggone fine)
Baby I love you
Think the world of ya, oh
Day and night that's all I do
Oh baby, can't get you off my mind
I've been dreaming about you (I've been dreaming about you)
Oh baby, I keep thinking about you
All night long, oh
Day and night that's all I do
Oh cant get you, cant get you off my mind

Overall Meaning

The Jackson 5's song "All I Do Is Think Of You" is a lovestruck ballad with a bouncy, upbeat tune underpinning its lyrics. The song is about a boy who is deeply in love with a girl and cannot stop thinking about her, day or night. He anxiously waits for her to pass by him every day and even takes the long way home just so he can be alone and think about her more. The boy's infatuation has rendered him unable to focus on anything else in his life, which is expressed through the lyric "All I do is think of you."

The first two verses describe the boy's affection for the girl and his desire to be with her. He sees her as the perfect girl for him, and he loves her deeply. He confesses his feelings to her in the third verse, imploring her to be his. The chorus repeats the central theme of the song: the boy cannot stop thinking about the girl he loves, day and night, and he dreams about her all the time.

Line by Line Meaning

I can't wait to get to school each day
I am excited to see you every day at school

And wait for you to pass my way
I eagerly hope to see you while waiting for you to cross my path

(And bells start to ring) and angels start to sing
I feel joy and pleasure when I see you, so much so that it feels like a heavenly presence is there with me

Hey that's the girl for you (ooh, yeah)
I recognize that you are the perfect girl for me

So what are you gonna do? (oh, baby)
What do you think about me? Do you feel the same way?

Hey little girl I love you so (I love you so)
I love you deeply and affectionately

All I do is think of you
You are always on my mind

Day and night that's all I do (that's all I do, baby)
I think about you every moment of the day and night

I can't get you off my mind
I cannot stop thinking about you

Think about you all the time, all the time
Every second of my day, my thoughts revolve around you

I began to take the long way home
I intentionally changed my route to take the maximum time to reach home, so that I can be alone with my thoughts about you

Just so I can be alone
I want to be isolated from everything except the thoughts of you

(To think of how to say) You're fine in every way
I think about how best to describe the fact that you are perfect in every way

Hey I'm in love with you (oh, I love you baby)
I am irretrievably in love with you

I think the world of you (oh, yes I do)
You mean everything to me and are the center of the universe for me

Oh, won't you please, please be mine, mine
Will you marry me and become mine forever?

(Girl you're so doggone fine)
You are so incredibly beautiful and perfect to me

Baby I love you
You are everything to me

I've been dreaming about you (I've been dreaming about you)
You are present in all my dreams at night

Oh baby, I keep thinking about you
My mind keeps wandering back to you again and again

All night long, oh
I spend my whole night thinking about you

Oh cant get you, cant get you off my mind
I just cannot stop thinking about you, no matter what I do

Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Brian Holland, Michael Lovesmith

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@chikagosaine

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I REALLY like this song and was SHOCKED to know it was theirs. The first time I heard it was when Troop did it. For once, I actually like the latters version better.... MAYBE it's because it was in my " time period". Troop did a GREAT updated rendition of THIS. Check it out, if you haven't heard it before. The Jacksons have left a beautiful legacy....