Sometimes I get overwhelmed*
There are so many dreams that I have for myself.
Some say I won't persevere,
But their words and their ignorance can't interfere.

'Cause I know,
That my drive exceeds circumstance,
And my passion is clear when I'm given a chance,
So, hate on me hater, I turn down the fader,
I wanna break down the walls, matter of fact,
I want it all!

I wanna be the one, I wannna be on top,
I wanna taste the sun, I wanna never stop.
I wanna light the sky, overall really,
All I want is everything.

I wanna touch the stars, I wanna feel the fire,
Wanna speak my mind, I wanna be inspired,
I make a change, in the end really,
All I want is everything.

Who says that your goals are mere fantasies?
Promise you won't lose focus from their jealousy.
'Cause our world, is in our hands,
We gotta mould it and colour and shade,
No reason why we can't.
We can have it all!

I wanna be the one, I wannna be on top (Oooooo),
I wanna taste the sun, I wanna never stop.
I wanna light the sky, overall really,
All I want is everything (I just want everything).

I wanna touch the stars, I wanna feel the fire (I wanna feel the fire),

Wanna speak my mind, I wanna be inspired (Oooooo),
I make a change, in the end really,
All I want is everything (In the end all I want is everything).

I want the city streets, I want the picket fence,
I want the privacy, I want the camera lens,
I want my beethoven, I want some rock and roll,
I wanna be the first and (aaahhhh) last,
I wanna stay at home, I wanna see the world,
I wanna date around, be your only girl,
I wanna (sounds like doctor it!?), still be rockin' it,

Is that too much to ask? Tell me!

I wanna be the one, I wannna be on top,
I wanna taste the sun, I wanna never stop.
I wanna light the sky, overall really,
All I want is everything (Wooooooaaaaaahhhhh).

I wanna touch the stars, I wanna feel the fire (Feel the fire),
Wanna speak my mind, I wanna be inspired (Speak my mind, be inspired),
I make a change, in the end really,
All I want is everything (All I want is everything).

I wanna be the one, I wannna be on top (Onnnnneeeee),
I wanna taste the sun, I wanna never stop (Never stop).
I wanna light the sky, overall really (Overall really),
All I want is everything (All I want is everything).

I wanna touch the stars, I wanna feel the fire (All I that want, All I that need),
Wanna speak my mind, I wanna be inspired,
I make a change, in the end really,
All I want is everything (In the end all I want is everything).

Some 15 year old kid sits on his porch, just half-past noon
Trying to figure out just what he's doing
Why he had to grow up so soon
With all the gangs, all the guns-watcha gonna learn in school
There's got to be some way out of here
He says "Man, this life is cruel"

I knew this Puerto Rican girl who lied to change her life
She changed her name
Her face because the grass looked greener on the other side
She turned her back, she ran away straight into the night
Her friends, her family feel the pain, but she's the one who cries

Tell me what you want
Tell me what you need
I want everything

I've had enough of havin' nothing, I won't take just anything
I got my mind set on something, all I want is everything
It's my life Mr. - I ain't running, I'm no puppet on a string
I want more than I see coming
All I want is everything
All I want is everything

My next door neighbor Donnie
Died in his room just the other day
His brother come home
Found him dead on the floor with a needle in his vain
Cops come down with a body bag
They said Donnie was a casually
I said, all it's about is the boy checked out
He couldn't handle reality

Tell me what you want
Tell me what you need
I want everything

I've had enough of havin' nothing, I won't take just anything
I got my mind set on something, all I want is everything
It's my life Mr. - I ain't running, I'm no puppet on a string
I want more than I see coming
All I want is everything
All I want is everything

I don't know how to leave you
And I don't know how to stay
I've got things that I must tell you
That I don't know how to say

The man behind these empty words
Is crying out in shame
Holding on to this sinking ship
When nothing else remains

All I want is everything
Am I asking too much?
All I want is everything
Like the feel of your touch
But all I have are yesterdays
Tomorrow never comes

It's hard to hold your head up
When you're kneeling down to pray
And the talking dooesn't come easy now
When the words get in the way
And if you could see what's going on
Behind these private eyes
The truth would look so easy now
But I'm running out of lies

[Repeat Chorus]

[Guitar Solo]

You think the shadow of doubt
Is hangin' over my head
It's just an angel whose wings hide the sun
And it's myself I betray
I can not wish this away
Took my chance now the damage is done

All I want is everything
Am I asking too much?
All I want is everything
Like the feel, the feel of your touch
When all I have are yesterdays
Tomorrow never comes

Ooh, oooh
Ooh, oooh