All I Really Want To Do ~ The Byrds
Written by bob dylan
I ain’t lookin’ to compete with you
Beat or cheat or mistreat you
Simplify you, classify you
Deny, defy, or crucify you
All I really want to do
Is baby be friends with you
No, I ain’t lookin’ to fight with you
Frighten you or uptighten you
Drag you down or drain you down
Chain you down or bring you down
All I really want to do
Is baby be friends with you
I don’t want to fake you out
Take or shake or forsake you out
I ain’t lookin’ for you to feel like me
See like me or be like me
I don’t want to meet your kin
Make you spin or do you in
Or select you or dissect you
Or inspect you or reject you
All I really want to do
Is baby be friends with you
*I love both the original Bob Dylan version and The Byrds cover of this song. The words are so great, it puts people’s egos and defensiveness into perspective. It reminds me to think objectively and consider everyone with tolerance and understanding.
**Also how awesome is the Byrd’s take on it. It’s so poppy and friendly!
