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All I Ever Really Wanted
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Jul 27, 2026 updated
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Donnie McClurkin's song 'All I Ever Really Wanted' is a reflective gospel track about realizing that worldly pursuits like money and fame cannot satisfy the deepest longings of the soul. The singer recounts a journey of searching and desperation, only to discover that true fulfillment is found in a relationship with God. The lyrics emphasize God's persistent love and presence, even when the singer was unaware. The song encourages listeners to follow love and recognize that what they truly need is God Himself.
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Searching for a lifetime for somethings to satisfy
Paid a lot of prices and so many nights I cried
In my time of desperation came a simple revelation
And that was all I ever really wanted was you
Thought I wanted money and I thought I wanted fame oh my
Thought it would fulfil me that's until it finally came
Then I sweetly heard you beg me and it only took one second
To see all I ever really wanted was you yeah
There were times I didn't know what I was to do
Said I didn't know what to think of you
But when I turned around, I turned and found
You were there all the time
I didn't know what or where to go
I didn't know what I was to know
But you loved till you loved my to the truth
Yes, you loved me like you
If there were a moral to the things that I have learned, yeah
It would be to follow love every move and every turn
In a time of second chances what I found at second glance is
Is that all I ever really wanted was you, yeah
There were times I didn't know what I was to do
I didn't know what to think of you
But when I turned around, I turned and found
You were there all the time
I didn't know what or where to go
Said I didn't know what I was to know
But then you loved till you loved my to the truth
Yeah, you loved me like you, yeah
If there were a moral for the things that I have learned oh huh
It would be to follow love every move and every turn
For in time of second chances what I found at second glance is
Is that all I ever really wanted
You know I found in you, oh oh
All I ever really wanted somehow I now it's true, oh my
All I ever really wanted, you know I found in you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
All I ever really wanted, somehow I now it's true, yeah
Oh all I ever really wanted was you, oh Lord