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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Al De Lory
Al De Lory
Piano
Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell
Guitar
Hal Blaine
Hal Blaine
Drums
Jim Horn
Jim Horn
Saxophone
Lyle Ritz
Lyle Ritz
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Songwriter

Lyrics

I ain't lookin' to compete with you
Beat or cheat or mistreat you
Simplify you, classify you
Deny, defy or crucify you
All I really wanna do
Is, baby, be friends with you
No, and I ain't lookin' to fight with you
Frighten you or uptighten you
Drag you down or drain you down
Chain you down or bring you down
All I really wanna do
Is, baby, be friends with you
I ain't lookin' to block you up
Shock or knock or lock you up
Analyze you, categorize you
Finalize you or advertise you
All I really wanna do
Is, baby, be friends with you
I don't wanna straight-face you
Race or chase you, track or trace you
Or disgrace you or displace you
Or define you or confine you
All I really wanna do
Is, baby, be friends with you
I don't wanna meet your kin
Make you spin or do you in
Or select you or dissect you
Or inspect you or reject you
All I really wanna do
Is, baby, be friends with you
I don't wanna fake you out
Take or shake or forsake you out
I ain't lookin' for you to feel like me
See like me or be like me
All I really wanna do
Is, baby, be friends with you
Written by: Bob Dylan
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