The first non-rap song on the whole album, Kurtis croons over soft R&B production over a girl he longs to meet.
[Chorus]
A cute one, a shy one
A slim one, a sly one
A big one, a small one
A real off-the-wall one
All I want in this world is to find that girl
A long one, a lean one
A just-in-between one
A short one, a tall one
An any-at-all one
All I want in this world is to find that girl
Oh yeah
[Verse]
I've searched this wide world over
Tryin' to find someone
From New York to California
On a journey that's only begun
I've been from Maine to Memphis
The Motor City to LA
And you might think I get discouraged
But I know that I'll find her some day
[Chorus]
A cute one, a shy one
A slim one, a sly one
A big one, a small one
A real off-the-wall one
All I want in this world is to find that girl
A long one, a lean one
A just-in-between one
A short one, a tall one
An any-at-all one
All I want in this world is to find that girl
Oh yeah baby
[Bridge]
Girl, I know you're out there somewhere
And there's one thing I want you to know
I believe that for every man there's a girl
And you're the girl for me
And I know it may take a long, long time
But I'm gonna keep right on tryin'
Because you just never ever really know
You may be half-way 'round the world
Or you may, you may be right here, right here tonight
[Chorus]
A cute one, a shy one
A slim one, a sly one
A big one, a small one
A real off-the-wall one
All I want in this world is to find that girl
A long one, a lean one
A just-in-between one
A short one, a tall one
An any-at-all one
All I want in this world is to find that girl
[Outro]
That girl
That girl
That girl
All I Want in This World (Is to Find That Girl) was written by J.B. Moore.
All I Want in This World (Is to Find That Girl) was produced by Robert Ford Jr. & J.B. Moore.
Kurtis Blow released All I Want in This World (Is to Find That Girl) on Mon Sep 29 1980.