[Verse 1]
Been on a treadmill of performance
Not really knowin’ what the score is
Waiting for you to show me where the door is
It’s like I’m always on the run
I’m going uphill without a summit
It’s knockin’ the wind out of my stomach
And all the little setbacks keep on coming
I think that I’ve had enough
[Pre-Chorus]
OohChasing the carrot, are we there yet?
While singin’ “ooh”I wanna let go and stop caring
[Chorus]
All I need is You
I think it’s time to slow this down
Remember where my peace is found
All I need is YouIt’s all about Your presence now
I can just be free
Cause I got You and that’s all I need
[Verse 2]
I’m making life so complicated
And I’m always wondering why I’m feeling jaded
And all of this emotion I’ve been wasting
When You’ve always been enough
Take me back to the beginnin’
When I realized that I’ve been forgiven
And all that You did guaranteed me I’m winning
No matter what go down, You can see me be grinnin’
[Bridge]
Cause You are the way, the song of my life
You’ve taken my wrongs and given me rights
I want to become more like You Christ
You’re changing me up from the inside
Singin’ like “ooh ooh ooh ooh”
[Outro]
All I need, all I need, all I need, yeah
(You are all I need)
All I Need
Song Meaning
Ryan Stevenson names the exact fatigue of self-improvement before offering any alternative to it — "been on a treadmill of performance, not really knowin' what the score is... it's knockin' the wind out of my stomach" — and "chasing the carrot, are we there yet?" catches the absurdity of a goal that keeps moving further away.
"All I need is You, I think it's time to slow this down, remember where my peace is found" answers exhaustion with subtraction rather than a new strategy, and "it's all about Your presence now, I can just be free" locates freedom in stopping rather than in finally succeeding at the performance.
"Take me back to the beginnin', when I realized that I've been forgiven" returns to a single remembered moment as the reset point, and "all that You did guaranteed me I'm winning, no matter what go down" separates the outcome from present circumstances entirely. "You are the way, the song of my life" closes on identity rather than achievement, letting the repeated title phrase carry the song out.