Some people get by
wirh a little understanding
Some people get by with a whole lot more
I don't know, why you gotta be so undemanding
One thing I know, I want more, I want more

And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to

D'you get scared to feel so much?
To let somebody touch you?
So hot, so cold, so far so out of control
Hard to come by, and harder to hold

Some people get by with a little understanding
Some people get by with a whole lot more
I don't know, why you gotta be so undemanding
I want more

And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to

There are parts of me that don't get nervous
Not the parts that shake
You won't get what you deserve
You are what you take

Learning to cry for fun and profit
I'm not done yet
Counterfeit dollars or the English Zloty
Anything I can get

Some people get by with a little understanding
Some people get by with a whole lot more
I don't know, why you gotta be so undemanding
One thing I know, I want more

And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to

And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to

And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to

And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to

And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to
And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to

And I need all the love I can get
And I need all the love that I can't get to

Can't get to
And I need all the love
That you can guess?


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    He seems to be talking about admiration-love rather than love as in a relationship. My guess is that he is expressing his need for recognition of his musical greatness.

    "I don't know Why you gotta be so undemanding"

    If so, then he's talking to a band member rather than a woman.

    "Learning to cry for fun and profit I'm not done yet Counterfeit dollars or the English zloty Anything I can get"

    This is the interesting part. Is he promising us more? (of his greatness)

    GhostEchoon February 27, 2009   Link

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