Alanis Morissette

Songwriter: Alanis Morissette Leslie Howe Serge Côté

Producer: Leslie Howe

[Verse 1]
You've got to give it all to baby
You know I want it all for me
I want to get to know you baby
Is that a possibility
Hey, you're my man, I'm your woman
And I'm not too proud to tell you
What you do to my head
I'm not kidding
You've got everything
That any girl would want, yes you do
You're just wishing
Well it's time you know the truth and that is
When you are begging me for money
Just got to tell me what you need
But if you want my loving buddy
You've got to get down on your knees

[Chorus]
You've got to give what you got
And take what I'm giving you baby
You've got to want what you see
And see what I'm giving away

[Verse 2]
Hey, stick with me, I'm your momma
And you can run to momma
Every time you skin your knee
No one ever
Could ever take your place
The way you move makes me hot
Let me tell you
You won't be satisfied without me
You've got to give it all to baby
You know I want it all for me
I wanna get to know you baby
Is that a possibility

[Chorus]
You've got to give what you got
And take what I'm giving you baby
You've got to want what you see
And see what I'm giving away

Alanis Nadine Morissette was born on June 1, 1974, in Ottawa, Canada. At age 6, she began taking piano lessons, and by the time she was 9, she was writing her own songs.

When she was 11, Morissette joined the cast of a Nickelodeon children’s show called You Can’t Do That on Television, and saved up her earnings. In 1987, she used them to self-release her first track, “Fate Stay With Me.” The song caught the attention of record label MCA Canada; at age 14, Morissette signed a contract with the company. She released a self-titled album, Alanis, in 1991, which went platinum. Quickly following up the success of her first album, Morissette released Now Is The Time a year later, though it did not reach the same level of popularity.

In 1994 Morissette moved to Los Angeles teamed up with industry veteran Glen Ballard, and she began to approach songwriting more organically.

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Now Is the Time

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Now Is the Time (1992)

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