Lyrics to
That’s All I Want From You

This version of That’S All I Want From You was released by Nina Simone in 1978.

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A little love that slowly
Grows and grows
Not one that comes and goes
That’s all I want from you
A sunny day with hopes up
To the skies
Not a day that comes and
Dies
That’s all I want from you

Don’t let me down, oh show
Me that you care
Remember when you give, you
Also get your share
Don’t let me down, I have
No time to wait
Tomorrow might not come,
When dreamers dream too late

A little love that slowly
Grows and grows
Not one that comes and goes
That’s all I want from you
A sunny day with hopes up
To the skies
Not one that comes and dies
That’s all I want from you

Don’t let me down, oh show
Me that you care
Remember when you give, you
Also get your share
Don’t let me down, I have
No time to wait
Tomorrow might not come,
When dreamers dream too late

A little love that slowly
Grows and grows
Not one that comes and goes
That’s all I want from you

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About Lyrics and That’S All I Want From You by Nina Simone

The lyrics for That’S All I Want From You are defined as the words making up the song released by Nina Simone in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to That’S All I Want From You have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Nina Simone and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to That’S All I Want From You by Nina Simone if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to That’S All I Want From You" means the words set to the music of That’S All I Want From You, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Nina Simone. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to That’S All I Want From You and the lyrics to That’S All I Want From You are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Nina Simone who came here looking just for the lyrics to That’S All I Want From You, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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