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I Wanted More of You

2013

Lyrics

I waited in line
Just for you to sign
A piece of paper with a print of your picture
It was the only thing of yours that I could find

That yellow dress
That wild hornet's nest
I took one look at you and knew you were a mess
But no one here would have guessed

I asked you your name
It was all over the walls
It was the kind of thing where I could see
All of your charms and all of your flaws

But I had a fraudulent feeling
It was a feeling of fraud
The cheap lines you threw at me
Made me feel like I was being ripped off

And now that I know
How much you can afford
Oh now baby well I do feel a little bored

Oh my my
Oh hell yes
Who knew that taking off all your clothes
Would leave such a dirty mess?

I had a fever for you
Just like everybody else
But I caught you with your finger in your nose
And I knew you were just as sick as anybody else

Undressed and unarmed
Still impossible to charm
Each tooth in your smile was another bullet in my eye
But I know you didn't mean me any harm

You'd fallen for me
It's so easy to do
I'm a victim
I'm a trickster
I'm a young politician
And I'd do anything for you

You sharpened your breath
You took off that mask
And everything I found underneath was
Right out of a dream I once had

I've wanted more of you
and some of your sweet sugar too
It's something I'm feeling
and it's making me blue
I always want a little more of you

It's something I'm feeling
and it's making me blue
I always want a little more of you

Notes

This is a song I perform solo often. I stumbled upon the main riff and it immediately sent a feeling through me that reminded me a little of something off Paul Simon’s Graceland. I must have written ten verses for the song and picked the best three. I was pretty obviously inspired by Bob Dylan at the time of writing this. Probably one of my most verbose songs.

It’s not really about anyone, but more about the feeling of yearning for someone who might be out of your league somehow, someone you have to be careful not to fall for too hard because you aren’t sure they will ever let you in the way you want to let them into your heart.

Appears On

  • Undress My Mind cover art
    Undress My MindLP, 2013 · Track 1
    • Recorded byWill Manning
    • Vocals, GuitarYazan