21 Things I Want In a Lover

Alanis Morissette

C                              D
do you derive joy when someone else succeeds?
                F                        C
do you not play dirty when engaged in competition?
              C               D
do you have a big intellectual capacity
                 F                     C
but know that it alone does not equate wisdom?

do you see everithing as an illusion
but enjoy it even though you are not of it?
are you both masculine and feminie?
politically aware?and don´t believe in capital punishment

these are 21 things that i want in a lover
not necessarily needs but qualities that i prefer

do you derive joy from diving in
and seeing that loving someone can actually feel like freedom?
are you funny?á la self-deprecating?
like adventure?and have many formed opinions?

these are 21 things that i want in a lover
not necessarily needs but qualities that i prefer
i figured i can describe it since i have a choice in the matter
these are 21 things i choose to choose in a lover

i´m in no hurry i could wait forever
i´m in no rush cuz i like being solo
there are no worries and centainly no pressure
in the meantime i´ll live there´s no tomorrow

are you uninhibited in bed?more than three times a week?
up for being experimental?are you athletic?
are you thriving in a job that helps your brother?
are you not addicted?

these are 21 things that i want in a lover
not necessarily needs but qualities that i prefer
i figure i can describe it since i have a choice in the matter
these are 21 things i choose to choose in a lover

...are you curious and communicative?