“All My Life” is a song from Mariah's 2001 Glitter movie soundtrack written by Rick James. “I asked him to collaborate with me,” Mariah told MTV in 2001. “I wanted to do something new, but like Mary Jane Girls-esque. He's like, ‘I have a different idea. You can change whatever you want.’ I would never have come up with a line like, ‘You and only you can do the freaky thing you do.’ It was so Rick James that I just said, ‘I don't need to change this.’ He wrote it and it's authentic to the period of time.”
I've been waiting for someone to come into my life
Who would bring me joy and give me pleasure
I have taken chances on romances once or twice
And I found that in my heart it's you I treasure
You and only you can make me feel the way I do
You and only you can make it better
You and only you can do the freaky things you do
And I'm so into you and that's forever and ever
All my life
My love's been waiting for you
All my life
My heart's been waiting too
All my life…
I've been wishing on a star
I've been praying on my knees
I've got some sly and sexy tricks to show you
Most of all I'll give you anything boy that you need
To keep you right here by my side
I know you
I'll show you
You and only you can make me feel the way I do
You and only you can make it better
You and only you can do the freaky things you do
And I'm so into you and that's forever and ever
All my life
My love's been waiting for you
All my life
My heart's been waiting too
Don't you know I need you
And adore you
All my life I'll give to only you
Written by Rick James.
Produced by Mariah Carey and Rick James.
