All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow -

The song's core identity stems from a chance encounter with poetry.

: The narrative follows the narrator and a character named Billy drinking beer at noon on a Tuesday, watching the "good people of the world" go about their productive lives while they remain stationary in a bar. All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow

Despite its breezy, handclapping beat, the song carries a darker subtext. The song's core identity stems from a chance

: Crow has described the song as encapsulating the "apathy and defeat" of Los Angeles. : Crow has described the song as encapsulating

: The song provided Cooper with substantial royalties and catapulted his book from its original run of 500 copies into multiple reprints. A Study in Ennui

: While Crow was struggling to find lyrics for a track, her producer, Bill Bottrell, discovered a 1987 poetry book titled The Country of Here Below by Wyn Cooper in a used bookstore in Pasadena.