Everything I Want Lyrics

If I got

Everything that I want

All my dreams on the spot

If I could disregard the disenchantment and be rich in every way that matters

If I got

Everything that I want

I know it's asking a lot

But this is how I'd go about construction of a theoretic happy ever after.

If all my dreams came true and I could live the way I wanted

I'd get a house or an apartment in New York or Boston

I'd be blue collar, but enjoy my job and not be needy

And I would live in an America where that was easy

I'd have a car, but walk most places where I'd need to get

I'd buy my furniture all used and paint my bedroom red

I'd have a set of antique plates and cook with stainless steel

There'd be a wood stove in the living room, I don't mind if it isn't real

It could run on gas

I'd take my Steinway from my mom's house and my bed from Dad's

I'd have a studio

Where I'd record my songs

And my roommates wouldn't mind at all, they'd sing along

If all my dreams came true and I could live the way I wanted

I'd have some extra to put into traveling and hobbies

If being a composer's not enough to get me by

I'd work a trade or maybe wait some tables on the side

I could afford it, living with a partner and some friends

We'd brighten up all of each other's days and split the rent

Besides, I think companions and sustainability

Would make me happier than having extra privacy or luxury

I wouldn't be alone

We'd have no shortage of good times and it would feel like home

As long as I have them

40K's enough

I'd rather work less and have more time with the ones I love.

Maybe someday I'd live in my own space, but not at the cost of my company

Is it too much to ask for? The freedom to fly, but ground under my feet?

And when I'd retire

The world would still be green and beautiful and not on fire

By then, the hospice care

Would all be subsidized

And when I'd get there, I would like what flashed before my eyes.