[Verse 1]
Do you derive joy when someone else succeeds?
Do you not play dirty when engaged in competition?
Do you have a big intellectual capacity
But know that it alone does not equate to wisdom?
Do you see everything as an illusion
But enjoy it even though you are not of it?
Are you both masculine and feminine, politically aware
And don't believe in capital punishment?

[Chorus]
These are twenty-one things that I want in a lover
Not necessarily needs but qualities that I prefer

[Verse 2]
Do you derive joy from diving in and seeing that
Loving someone can actually feel like freedom?
Are you funny and self-deprecating
Like adventure and have many formed opinions?

[Chorus]
These are twenty-one things that I want in a lover
Not necessarily needs but qualities that I prefer
I figure I can describe it since I have a choice in the matter
And these are twenty-one things I choose to choose in a lover
[Bridge]
I'm in no hurry; I could wait forever
I'm in no rush 'cause I like being solo
There are no worries and certainly no pressure
In the meantime, I'll live like there's no tomorrow

[Verse 3]
Are you uninhibited in bed, more than three times a week
Up for being experimental?
Are you athletic?
Are you thriving in a job that helps your brother?
Are you not addicted?

[Chorus]
These are twenty-one things that I want in a lover
Not necessarily needs but qualities that I prefer
I figure I can describe it since I have a choice in the matter
And these are twenty-one things I choose to choose in a lover

[Outro]
Are you curious and communicative?