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21 Things I Want In a Lover

21 Things I Want In a Lover lyrics by Alanis Morissette. Do you derive joy when someone else succeeds? Do you not play dirty when engaged in competition? Do...

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21 Things I Want In a Lover

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Do you derive joy when someone else succeeds?

Do you not play dirty when engaged in competition?

Do you have a big intellectual capacity

But know that it alone does not equate wisdom?

Do you see everything as an illusion?

But enjoy it even though you are not of it?

Are you both masculine and feminine?

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

À 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 figure 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 'cause I like being solo

There are no worries and certainly no pressure

In the meantime I'll live like there's no tomorrow

Are you uninhibited in bed more than 3 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?

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