All I Really Want To Do

Bob Dylan's Harmonious Quest for Friendship in 'All I Really Want To Do'
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Lyrics

I ain't lookin' to compete with you

I have no intention of competing with you

Beat or cheat or mistreat you

Nor do I want to beat, cheat, or mistreat you

Simplify you, classify you

I don't aim to simplify or classify you

Deny, defy or crucify you

Or deny, defy, or crucify you

All I really want to do

All I truly desire

Is, baby, be friends with you

Is to establish a friendship with you, my dear


No, and I ain't lookin' to fight with you

Similarly, I'm not seeking to engage in a fight with you

Frighten you or uptighten you

Nor do I want to frighten or make you uptight

Drag you down or drain you down

I won't drag you down or drain your spirit

Chain you down or bring you down

Or chain you down or bring you sorrow

All I really want to do

My sole wish

Is, baby, be friends with you

Is to form a friendship with you


I ain't lookin' to block you up

I don't aim to obstruct or shock you or imprison you

Shock or knock or lock you up

Or forcefully knock or lock you up

Analyze you, categorize you

Neither do I aim to overly analyze or categorize you

Finalize you or advertise you

Or definitively conclude or publicize you

All I really want to do

All I genuinely seek

Is, baby, be friends with you

Is to build a friendship with you


I don't want to straight-face you

I don't want to confront you directly

Race or chase you, track or trace you

Chase after you, track or trace your every move

Or disgrace you or displace you

Disgrace or displace you from where you belong

Or define you or confine you

Or impose strict definitions or limitations on you

All I really want to do

My true desire

Is, baby, be friends with you

Is simply to be friends with you


I don't want to meet your kin

I don't wish to meet your family or manipulate you

Make you spin or do you in

To make you dizzy or harm you in any way

Or select you or dissect you

Nor select, dissect, or scrutinize you

Or inspect you or reject you

Or thoroughly examine or reject you

All I really want to do

What I genuinely seek

Is, baby, be friends with you

Is to establish a friendship with you


I don't want to fake you out

I don't want to deceive or abandon you

Take or shake or forsake you out

Or take advantage of, shake, or abandon you

I ain't lookin' for you to feel like me

I'm not seeking for you to emulate me

See like me or be like me

To see the world as I do or behave like me

All I really want to do

My genuine desire

Is, baby, be friends with you

Is simply to be friends with you

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