The lyrics to ‘All I Want Is You’ were written by Bono, U2’s frontman, for his wife Ali. The quiet verses are him telling her the words, the loud guitar pieces at the end of the verses is her reaction.
Lyrics
You say you want
Diamonds on a ring of gold
You say you want
Your story to remain untold
Diamonds on a ring of gold
You say you want
Your story to remain untold
But all the promises we make
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you
You say you’ll give me
A highway with no one on it
Treasure just to look upon it
All the riches in the night
A highway with no one on it
Treasure just to look upon it
All the riches in the night
You say you’ll give me
Eyes in a moon of blindness
A river in a time of dryness
A harbor in the tempest
Eyes in a moon of blindness
A river in a time of dryness
A harbor in the tempest
But all the promises we make
From the cradle to the grave
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you
You say you want
Your love to work out right
To last with me through the night
To last with me through the night
You say you want
Diamonds on a ring of gold
Your story to remain untold
Your love not to grow cold
Diamonds on a ring of gold
Your story to remain untold
Your love not to grow cold
All the promises we break
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you
You all I want is
You all I want is
You all I want is
You
You all I want is
You all I want is
You
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Songwriters: Adam Clayton / Dave Evans / Larry Mullen / Paul Hewson
All I Want Is You lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group