Song Description

A relaxed traditional country song about a man realizing money and things can't make him happy

Lyrics

When Mike was ten, his best friend got a brand new bike,
With shiny chrome, bright blue paint and a flag on the back.
He loved the way it glittered in the bright sunlight;
He found one down at Sears and he told his dad,

I WANT THAT,
It's all that I need to make me happy;
So, Daddy, do what you have to to get it,
'Cause I want that.

Mike was twenty-five, workin' hard at a firm downtown,
Dawn to dusk, a desktop lunch, big clientele;
He set his goals, gave his best, he was upward bound;
He saw the pay some others got, and he told himself,

I WANT THAT,
It's all that I need to make me happy;
And I will do what I have to to get it,
'Cause I want that.

Every year a little bit more, a bigger house, a fancier Ford,
And an empty feeling he could not ignore,
Somehow he knew, there had to be more.

'Cause after all's been said and done, it's come down to this:
He's left behind his peace of mind for wasted days,
Payin' for all he has with what he's missed -
His wife's gentle touch, time with the kids, and now he says,

I WANT THAT,
It's all that I need to make me happy,
And I will do what I have to to get it,
'Cause I want that,
Lord, change my heart, help me find it;
Startin' today, show me the way to get it,
'Cause I want that.
Love is all that I'll ever need;
I want that.