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

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