All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You – English Lyrics

• By: Heart

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the provocative narrative of Heart's hit song, "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You." Delve into the controversial lyrics and discover the story behind this song. Learn about the cultural impact of this song, and understand why it remains a topic of discussion among music enthusiasts.

[English]

("All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" by Heart)

♪♪♪

♪ It was a rainy night ♪

♪ When he came into sight ♪

♪ Standing by the road ♪

♪ No umbrella, no coat ♪

♪ So, I pulled up alongside ♪

♪ And I offered him a ride ♪

♪ He accepted with a smile ♪

♪ So we drove for a while ♪

♪ I didn't ask him his name ♪

♪ This lonely boy in the rain ♪

♪ Fate, tell me it's right, is this love at first sight ♪

♪ Please don't make it wrong, just stay for the night ♪

♪ All I wanna do is make love to you ♪

♪ Say you will, you want me too ♪

♪ All I wanna do is make love to you ♪

♪ I've got lovin' arms to hold on to ♪

♪ So we found this hotel ♪

♪ It was a place I knew well ♪

♪ We made magic that night ♪

♪ Oh, he did everything right ♪

♪ He brought the woman outta me ♪

♪ So many times, easily ♪

♪ And in the morning when he woke ♪

♪ All I left him was a note ♪

♪ I told him, "I am the flower you are the seed ♪

♪ "We walked in the garden, we planted a tree ♪

♪ "Don't try to find me, please don't you dare ♪

♪ "Just live in my memory, you'll always be there" ♪

♪ All I wanna do is make love to you ♪

♪ One night of love was all we knew ♪

♪ All wanna do is make love to you ♪

♪ I've got lovin' arms to hold on to ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Ooh, we made love, love like strangers ♪

♪ All night long ♪

♪ We made love ♪

♪ Then it happened one day, we came round the same way ♪

♪ You can imagine his surprise ♪

♪ When he saw his own eyes ♪

♪ I said, "Please, please understand ♪

♪ "I'm in love with another man ♪

♪ "And what he couldn't give me, oh ♪

♪ "Was the one little thing that you can" ♪

♪ All I wanna do is make love to you ♪

♪ One night of love was all we knew ♪

♪ All I wanna do is make love to you ♪

♪ Come on, say you will, you want me too ♪

♪ All I wanna do is make love to you ♪

♪ One night of love was all we knew ♪

♪ All I wanna do is make love to you ♪

♪ Say you will, baby, you want me too ♪

♪ All night long ♪

♪ All night long ♪

♪ All night long ♪

♪ All night long ♪

♪ All I wanna do is ♪

♪ All I wanna do ♪

♪ All I wanna do ♪

♪ All I wanna do ♪

♪ All I wanna do is make love to you ♪

♪ One night of love was all we knew, yeah ♪

♪ All night long ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or produce something
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period between sunset and sunrise
rainy /ˈreɪni/ A2	adjective - characterized by rain
ride /raɪd/ A2	noun - a journey in a vehicle verb - to travel in a vehicle
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a facial expression of pleasure verb - to have a smile on one's face
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
fate /feɪt/ B1	noun - the development of events beyond human control
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ A2	noun - the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - an adult female human being
seed /sid/ A2	noun - the unit of reproduction of a flowering plant
garden /ˈɡɑːrdən/ A1	noun - a piece of ground where plants are grown
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ A2	noun - a person whom one does not know
surprise /səˈpraɪz/ A2	noun - a feeling of astonishment verb - to cause to feel surprise
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to perceive the intended meaning of something

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ It was a rainy night ♪

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'was' indicates a completed action in the past, describing the setting of the song.

• ♪ So, I pulled up alongside ♪

  ➔ Past Simple Tense with Adverb

  ➔ The adverb 'So' is used to show consequence, and 'pulled' is in the past simple tense.

• ♪ He accepted with a smile ♪

  ➔ Past Simple Tense with Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'with a smile' describes how the action was performed.

• ♪ Fate, tell me it's right, is this love at first sight ♪

  ➔ Direct Question in a Sentence

  ➔ The phrase 'is this love at first sight' is a direct question embedded in a sentence.

• ♪ All I wanna do is make love to you ♪

  ➔ Emphasis with 'All' and Contraction

  ➔ 'All' emphasizes the exclusivity of the action, and 'wanna' is a contraction of 'want to'.

• ♪ I told him, 'I am the flower you are the seed' ♪

  ➔ Direct Speech and Coordination

  ➔ The sentence uses direct speech with coordination between 'I am the flower' and 'you are the seed'.

• ♪ Don't try to find me, please don't you dare ♪

  ➔ Imperative Mood with Emphasis

  ➔ The imperative mood is used with 'Don't try' and 'don't you dare' for strong commands.

• ♪ One night of love was all we knew ♪

  ➔ Past Simple Tense with Emphasis

  ➔ The past simple tense 'was' is used with emphasis on 'all we knew'.