All I Want Is You – English Lyrics

• By: Barry Louis Polisar
• Album: Juno Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a joyful journey, and 'All I Want Is You' offers a charming and simple entry point into English. The song's repetitive and easy-to-understand lyrics, filled with sweet, everyday metaphors, make it perfect for beginners to sing along and learn basic vocabulary about love and nature. Its story, a forgotten song that became a global hit, is a lesson in itself about the enduring power of simple, heartfelt expression.

[English]

If I was a flower growing wild and free

All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee

And if I was a tree growing tall and green

All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves

...

If I was a flower growing wild and free

All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee

And if I was a tree growing tall and green

All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves

...

All I want is you, will you be my bride?

Take me by the hand and stand by my side

All I want is you, will you stay with me?

Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea

...

If you were a river in the mountains tall

The rumble of your water would be my call

If you were the winter, I know I'd be the snow

Just as long as you were with me when the cold winds blow

All I want is you, will you be my bride?

Take me by the hand and stand by my side

All I want is you, will you stay with me?

Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea

...

If you were a wink, I'd be a nod

If you were a seed, well, I'd be a pod

If you were the floor, I'd wanna be the rug

And if you were a kiss, I know I'd be a hug

All I want is you, will you be my bride?

Take me by the hand and stand by my side

All I want is you, will you stay with me?

Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea

...

If you were the wood, I'd be the fire

If you were the love, I'd be the desire

If you were a castle, I'd be your moat

And if you were an ocean, I'd learn to float

All I want is you, will you be my bride?

Take me by the hand and stand by my side

All I want is you, will you stay with me?

Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A2	noun - the seed-bearing part of a plant
wild /waɪld/ B1	adjective - living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not under the control or power of someone else; able to act or be done as one wishes
honey /ˈhʌni/ A2	noun - a sweet, sticky yellowish-brown fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers
bee /biː/ A1	noun - a stinging winged insect that collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives in large communities
tree /triː/ A1	noun - a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground
tall /tɔːl/ A1	adjective - of great or more than average height
green /ɡriːn/ A1	adjective - of the color between blue and yellow in the spectrum; colored like grass or emeralds
shade /ʃeɪd/ B1	verb - to shelter from light, especially sunlight noun - comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight
leaves /liːvz/ A1	noun - plural of leaf; a flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk
bride /braɪd/ A2	noun - a woman on her wedding day or just before and after
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a position next to someone or something
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp, carry, or support with the hands
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - plural of arm; each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand
sea /siː/ A1	noun - the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its landmasses
river /ˈrɪvər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream
mountains /ˈmaʊntənz/ A1	noun - plural of mountain; a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill