Saigon Kick was one of my favorite bands from the early 90s. They were difficult to categorize. Their songs ran the gamut from light poppy love songs to driving metal thunder with all sorts of exotic sounds in between.
This song, All I Want, is from their second album, The Lizard, released in 1992 (yes, I own it.) Pretty late for hair metal.
I was, I am, I always will be a foolish romantic. For the longest time, I thought of love as a rescue mission, a supreme gift intended to help the person I chose. It didn't occur to me that once the "help" was given, a relationship would have to be built on something else.
I made that mistake many times before I realized that I needed to find someone that I liked. I needed to find someone that I wanted for me and hopefully she would want me back for herself.
She had to be independent, preferably educated, definitely intelligent. She would be allowed to have a past, but she wouldn't dwell on it. (I know we weren't going to dwell on mine.) She had to have close friends, but she also had to be self-reliant. Basically, I was looking for a woman who didn't need me.
Jocelyn certainly didn't need me. To this day, I don't think she "needs" me. But she does want me. And I want her.
And that leads us to this song. Toward the end, the lyrics go like this:
I never thought the sun would rise
On a day as fine as this
All my life
I would dream it happened
All I want is you
All I need is you
Maybe I should put this song on the mixtape.
1 comment:
If I ever had to describe you and Jocelyn, this is exactly what I would have said. It is not about needing, it's wanting - a huge difference. She's your equal. I am glad you found her in life.
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