All You Want by Betty Elders

All You Want

All he wanted was a peaceful existence
Along the pathway of the least resistance
A quiet woman who would always be faithful
Don't seem like much

All he wanted was three squares on the table
Low interest, every channel on cable
Earned-income credit for the head of the stable
Life after death

Well it don't seem like much
Don't seem like nothing at all
No it don't seem like much 'til it's
All you want

All she wanted was her heart to be mended
From a previous wound that she had left unattended
She sought some comfort in her lover's affection
But it wasn't enough

And she cried when she told him about her own brother
And she lied when she told him about all the others
And he tried to forget about it just like she wanted

Oh it don't seem like much
Don't seem like nothing at all
No it don't seem like much 'til it's
All you want

All they wanted was respect from their peers
The envy of others, a successful career
And the number of the therapist conveniently near
When they'd had enough

No it don't seem like much
Don't seem like nothing at all
Oh it don't seem like much 'til it's
All you got

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