The Hollies' song "I Want You" is a love song about a man who desperately wants the love and attention of the woman he desires. Despite the negative opinions of others, including the guilty undertaker, lonely organ grinder, silver saxophones, cracked bells, and washed-out horns, the man is determined to pursue his love interest with passion and fervor. The man sings about how he has waited for the woman, despite the interference of "saviors" who are asleep and who might interrupt his chances to impress her. The man also alludes to his own troubled past, admitting that he has not always been attractive or desirable to women. However, he insists that he has changed and that he is now ready to show his love and devotion to the woman he desires. Ultimately, the song is about the power of love and the lengths that we will go to pursue it.
