All That I Want Is You
Brave Combo/Tiny Tim Lyrics

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Everyone beneath the sun
Is dreaming dreams
Scheming schemes
Wanting what they haven't got
Chasing golden beams
I'm like the rest it's quite true
Sweetheart I want something too
I don't want the happiness gold can buy

All that I want is you.

I don't want my share of the sunlit sky
All that I want is you.
I don't want the roses that bloom so fair
I just want your love to be true
The rest of life's joys
Are just worthless toys
For all that I want is you.

Sweetheart true, if you but knew
The hours I've spent
Love's lament
Wondering, dear, when skies would clear
To my heart's content
I hold your love as my goal
I'm yours alone heart and soul!

I don't want the happiness gold can buy
All that I want is you
I don't want my share of the sunlit skies
All that I want is you.
I don't want the roses that bloom so fair
I just want your love to be true
The rest of life's joys
Are just worthless toys
For all that I want is you.

(repeat)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to the song All That I Want Is You, by Brave Combo/Tiny Tim, speak to the universality of human wants and desires, while at the same time asserting that there is one thing that is more valuable than anything else: true love. The opening lines set the tone for the rest of the song, describing how everyone under the sun is dreaming and scheming, chasing things they don't have, and pursuing a kind of happiness that can never truly satisfy. The singer is no exception to this rule, but he goes on to assert that there is one thing he does want: the love of his sweetheart.

The rest of the song is an ode to that desire, with the singer describing how he doesn't need anything else to be happy - not the "happiness gold can buy," nor "the roses that bloom so fair." The only thing he desires is the love of his sweetheart, and he knows that all the other joys of life are "just worthless toys" compared to that. The singer spends his time pining for his beloved, wondering when the skies will clear so that they can be together, and holding her love as his highest goal. The repeated refrain of "All that I want is you" drives home the message of the song, which is that love is the thing that truly matters in life.

Line by Line Meaning

Everyone beneath the sun
All people in the world

Is dreaming dreams
Have aspirations and ambitions

Scheming schemes
Make plans and strategies to achieve their goals

Wanting what they haven't got
Desire things that they don't possess

Chasing golden beams
Pursuing wealth and fame

I'm like the rest it's quite true
I am no exception

Sweetheart I want something too
I also have a desire

I don't want the happiness gold can buy
Material wealth does not bring me joy

All that I want is you.
You are the only thing I need to be happy

I don't want my share of the sunlit sky
Nature's beauty does not interest me as much

I don't want the roses that bloom so fair
Flowers may be pretty, but they hold no value to me