(Words by Van Halen) 



Poorman, he just want a little

Richman, want a little bit more

Superman, he looking for Lois

Salesman, try and sell you his soul

Fatman, he's ordering seconds

Pizzaman, just wanna slice

Badman, looking for attention

A goodman, he's hard to find



Mailman, looking more like your daughter

Strawman, don't have a leg to stand on

Gayman, looking for another

Candyman, yeah the candyman can

Blackman, he lookin' for justice

Whiteman, tryin' to get a tan

Woman, just wanna fly in first class

Holyman, take me to the promised land



Everyone's looking for something

Wanting their piece of the pie

Searching for their slice of heaven

I gotta have mine, yeah mine



And you're the one I want (the one I want)

The only one I want (the one I want)

Yeah, the one I want (the one I want)

The only one I want (the one I want)



Boogieman, he giving me the creeps

Sandman, kicking mud in your eye

Pianoman, in the mood for a melody

Strongman, yeah he knows how to cry

Apeman, ain't nobody's uncle

A luckyman don't always know who they are

Deadman, living for tomorrow

Wiseman, following a star



Well I ain't saying I'm different

Wanting my pie in the sky

I'm just a little impatient

Until I get mine, yeah mine



And you're the one I want (the one I want)

The only one I want (the one I want)

Yeah, yeah the one I want (the one I want)

The only one I want (the one I want)



(Guitar Solo)



Yeah!

The one I want!

The one I want!



The only one I want (the one I want)

The only one I want (the one I want)

Yeah, yeah the one I want (the one I want)

The only one I want (the one I want)



The only one I want (the one I want)

The only one I want (the one I want)

Yeah, yeah the one I want (want)

The only one I want (want)



Yeah, the one I want (want)

Want! Want! Yeah! Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah!

Hey-hey-hey! Oh!

Yeah!