I Want It All – English Lyrics

• By: The Script

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into The Script's "I Want It All" and let its heartfelt lyrics guide your English learning journey. This pop-rock track beautifully articulates the universal longing for true love and the determination to overcome past mistakes. Through its relatable storytelling and emotive vocal delivery, you can explore expressions of deep desire and reconciliation, making it a powerful and engaging song for language learners to connect with emotion and meaning in English.

[English]

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♪ All I could do, I've done ♪

♪ Down every road I've run ♪

♪ Just trying to find someone, but ♪

♪ I did it all for nothing ♪

♪ Looked for the fire, got burnt ♪

♪ Held out so much hope it hurt ♪

♪ They're not mistakes, I've learned ♪

♪ When it comes to love ♪

♪ I'm searching for not just someone I can live with ♪

♪ I want someone I can't live without ♪

♪ Not just someone I can be with ♪

♪ I need someone I can't be without ♪

♪ I will stop at nothing until I find the one ♪

♪ I want it all and then some ♪

♪ I want it all and then some ♪

♪ I was a fool, you know ♪

♪ 'Cause who'd ever let you go ♪

♪ But when the story's told ♪

♪ The one, it all just would be for nothing ♪

♪ I made you feel worthless ♪

♪ You should have felt priceless ♪

♪ I was in the wrong, yeah ♪

♪ But now I'm gonna right this ♪

♪ No, I didn't see it from the start ♪

♪ But now I know exactly who you are ♪

♪ You're not just someone I can live with ♪

♪ You're someone I can't live without ♪

♪ Not just someone I can be with ♪

♪ You're someone I can't be without ♪

♪ I will stop at nothing 'cause I know you're the one ♪

♪ I want it all and then some ♪

♪ I want it all and then some ♪

♪ Yeah, made you feel worthless ♪

♪ You should have felt priceless ♪

♪ I was in the wrong, yeah ♪

♪ But now I'm gonna right this ♪

♪ Didn't see it from the start ♪

♪ But now I know exactly who you are ♪

♪ You're not just ♪

♪ Just another love, this only happens once ♪

♪ You're not just ♪

♪ Just another love, this only happens once ♪

♪ You're not just someone I can live with ♪

♪ You're someone I can't live without ♪

♪ I want it all and then some ♪

♪ And then some ♪

♪ You're not just someone I can live with ♪

♪ You're someone I can't live without ♪

♪ Not just someone I can be with ♪

♪ You're someone I can't be without ♪

♪ I will stop at nothing 'cause I know you're the one ♪

♪ I want it all and then some ♪

♪ I want it all and then some ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate someone or something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection for someone
search /sɜːrtʃ/ A2	verb - to look for something or someone carefully
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
learn /lɜːrn/ A2	verb - to gain knowledge or skill by studying or experience
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
worthless /ˈwɜːrθlɪs/ B1	adjective - having no value or importance
priceless /ˈpraɪslɪs/ B1	adjective - so valuable that it cannot be measured or estimated
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease moving or progressing
nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ A1	noun - no single thing; not anything
exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ A2	adverb - used to emphasize that something is accurate or precise
fool /fuːl/ A2	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently
right /raɪt/ A1	verb - to correct or rectify something adjective - correct or true
start /stɑːrt/ A1	noun - the beginning of something verb - to begin doing something
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to have life; be alive
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be injured or damaged by fire or heat
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or injury
mistake /mɪsˈteɪk/ A2	noun - an incorrect action or decision

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ All I could do, I've done ♪

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "I've done" uses the present perfect tense to indicate an action completed in the past with relevance to the present.

• ♪ Looked for the fire, got burnt ♪

  ➔ Simple past tense

  ➔ The verbs "looked" and "got" are in the simple past tense, indicating completed actions in the past.

• ♪ They're not mistakes, I've learned ♪

  ➔ Present perfect tense with contraction

  ➔ The phrase "I've learned" is a contraction of "I have learned," using the present perfect tense to show an experience that has relevance to the present.

• ♪ I'm searching for not just someone I can live with ♪

  ➔ Present continuous tense with negation

  ➔ The phrase "I'm searching" uses the present continuous tense, and "not just" adds negation to specify the type of person being searched for.

• ♪ I want someone I can't live without ♪

  ➔ Modal verb with negation

  ➔ The phrase "I can't live without" uses the modal verb "can" with negation to express necessity or inability.

• ♪ I will stop at nothing 'cause I know you're the one ♪

  ➔ Future simple tense with contraction

  ➔ The phrase "I will stop" is contracted to "I'll stop," using the future simple tense to indicate a future action.

• ♪ You should have felt priceless ♪

  ➔ Past modal for unreal situations

  ➔ The phrase "should have felt" uses the past modal to express an unreal or regretted situation in the past.

• ♪ But now I know exactly who you are ♪

  ➔ Present simple tense with emphasis

  ➔ The phrase "now I know" uses the present simple tense with the adverb "exactly" to emphasize certainty and clarity.