Lyrics Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love - Jonathan Richman

Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love

I used to wander all over town
Yes, yes
I used to wander all over town
Y’know, all over town
Past the streetcar line
And past the reservoir
I used to wander all up and down
All up and down
Waiting, for that girl
To be affectionate with me
I was looking for affection
But I was searching in the wrong direction
I needed
Not so much to be loved
As to love
I used to wander all over Boston town
All over town
Past the streetcar line
And where the reservoir was
I used to wander all up and down
All up and down
Waiting, for love
Of a kind
A young man is allowed to year
But it took my so long to learn
That I needed not so much to be loved
As to love
Not so much to be loved
As to love