What Was It You Wanted

Bob Dylan © 1989 Special Rider Music

(Official lyrics @ www.bobdylan.com)

Oh Mercy session 7, The Studio, New Orleans LA - 21.mar.1989, overdub 10.apr.1989, album version  
Oh Mercy session 7, The Studio, New Orleans LA - 21.mar.1989, alt take  
Shadow Kingdom recording sessions, Santa Monica CA - mid-May 2021  (sk)

What was it you wanted?
Tell me again so i know
What's happenin' in there?
What's goin' on with your show?
What was it you wanted?
Could you say it again?
I'll be back in a minute
You can get it together by then
               / You could tell me then(sk)

What was it you wanted?
You can tell me i'm back
We can start it all over
Get it back on the track
You got my attention
[Well,] go ahead speak
What was it you wanted
When you were kissin' my cheek?

Was there somebody lookin'
When you gimme that kiss?
Someone there in the shadows
Someone that i might have missed
Is there something you needed?
[Something/someone(sk)] i don't understand
What was it you wanted?
Do i have it here in my hand?
               / When you were holdin' my hand? (sk)

Whatever you wanted
Slipped outta my mind
Would you remind me again
If you'd be so kind?
Has the record been breakin'?
Did the needle just skip?
Is there somebody waitin'?
Was there a slip of the lip?

What was it you wanted?
I ain't keepin' score
Are you the same person
That was here before?
Is it something important?
Maybe not 
               / Or is it not(sk)
What was it you wanted?
Tell me again i forgot.

Whatever you wanted
What could it be?
Did somebody tell you
That you could get it from me?
[Is it] something comes natural?
Is it easy to say?
Why do you want it?
Who are you anyway?

Is the scenery changin'?
Am i gettin' it wrong?
Is the whole thing going backwards?
Are they playin' our song?
Where were you when it started?
Do you want it for free?
What was it you wanted?
Are you talkin' to me?