• Songwriter Glenn Danzig said the song was “About a guy realizing his destiny. Another blues song.
• Guitarist John Christ revealed that the band recorded the song for their debut album but waited to release it on their second album, which had more of a blues sound.
[Verse 1]
I was born in the dirt
I never had no home
And the places I've lived
You don't wanna know
But if you wanna hear evil
Just come a little bit close
I was a snake-eyed boy
And at the age of five
I made love to the howl of the wolves
With a dark haired girl
So if you wanna hear evil
Come a little bit close
She whispered in my ear
Little boy you the one
Set the world to rights
Make it tremble in fear
Do it one more time
'Cause you the one, you're the one
[Chorus]
You're the one, you're the one
You're the one, you're the one
Yea, you're the one
Little boy, you're the one
Do it one more time
[Verse 2]
She said the path you walk
Gonn' be hard one to tread
'Cause the night is your only love
Lots of girls gonn' be hurt
Said it's part of your fate
'Cause you're the one, you're the one
And now I know my place
In this life I ride
And I know the things I feel
A burning deep inside
So if you want to meet evil
I'm the one, I'm the one
[Chorus]
I'm the one, I'm the one
I'm the one, I'm the one
Yea, I'm the one
I'm the one, I'm the one
Do it one more time
I’m the One was written by Glenn Danzig.
I’m the One was produced by Rick Rubin.
Danzig released I’m the One on Tue Jun 26 1990.