Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York) is an A… Read Full Bio ↴Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian, actor, musician, screenwriter and film producer. After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member in 1991, he went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that have grossed over US$100 million at the box office. He released his first album, They're All Gonna Laugh at You!, in 1993 and it recieved a a Grammy award nomination for Best Comedy Album. He has since released 1996's What the Hell Happened to Me?, 1997's What's Your Name?, 1999's Stan and Judy's Kid, and finally 2004's Shhh Don't Tell.

Real Love
Adam Sandler Lyrics

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All my little plans and schemes
Lost like some forgotten dream
Seems that all I really was doing
Was waitin' for you

Just like little girls and boys
Playing with their little toys
Seems like all I really was doing

Was waitin' for you

Don't need to be alone
No need to be alone

It's real love, it's real
Yes it's real love, it's real

I don't expect for you
To understand
The kingdom of heaven
Is in your hands
I don't expect for you
To wake up from your dream
Too late for crying
Now it seems

From this moment on I know
Exactly where my life will go
Seems that all I really was doing
Was waitin' for love

Don't need to be afraid
No need to be afraid

It's real love, it's real
Yes it's real love, it's real

Thought I'd been in love before
But in my heart I wanted more
Seems like all I really was doing
Was waitin' for love

Don't need to be alone
No need to be alone

It's real love, it's real
It's real love, it's real
It's real love, it's real
It's real love, it's real
It's real love, it's real
It's real love
It's real love
It's real love

It's real love, it's real

Overall Meaning

In this song, Adam Sandler talks about waiting for the love of his life. He says that all his plans and schemes, which seemed like a priority before, now feel like a forgotten dream because all he ever wanted was to meet and be with this person. He compares this feeling of longing to that of little boys and girls waiting for their toys, suggesting that he may have felt incomplete without this person in his life. He reassures his partner by telling them that they don't need to be alone, and that what they have is real love.

Towards the end of the song, Sandler admits to wanting more from his past relationships and never having felt this strongly before. He acknowledges that it may be difficult for his partner to understand the depth of his love and that he doesn't expect them to feel the same, but he's convinced that they're meant to be together. He tells them that the kingdom of heaven is in their hands and that they don't need to be afraid because their love is real.

Overall, the song emphasizes the idea that true love can overcome all obstacles and is worth waiting for. It also suggests that when you finally find the person you're meant to be with, everything else in your life starts to fall into place.

Line by Line Meaning

All my little plans and schemes Lost like some forgotten dream Seems that all I really was doing Was waitin' for you
My plans and schemes have been disregarded and forgotten like a dream, and it seems that my only purpose has been to wait for you.

Just like little girls and boys Playing with their little toys Seems like all I really was doing Was waitin' for you
Similar to how children play with their toys, it appears that all I've been doing is waiting for you.

Don't need to be alone No need to be alone
I don't need to be alone anymore.

It's real love, it's real Yes it's real love, it's real
The love I feel is genuine and authentic.

I don't expect for you To understand The kingdom of heaven Is in your hands
I don't anticipate that you'll grasp it, but you now possess the power to create a paradise on earth.

I don't expect for you To wake up from your dream Too late for crying Now it seems
I don't presume you'll awaken from your dream, it's too late to cry over what we could've had.

From this moment on I know Exactly where my life will go Seems that all I really was doing Was waitin' for love
At this instant, I understand where my life is headed, and it appears that all I've been doing is waiting for love.

Don't need to be afraid No need to be afraid
I don't have to be afraid anymore.

Thought I'd been in love before But in my heart I wanted more Seems like all I really was doing Was waitin' for love
I believed I had experienced love previously, but my heart desired something more, and it seems that I was only waiting for love all along.

It's real love, it's real It's real love, it's real It's real love, it's real It's real love, it's real It's real love, it's real It's real love It's real love It's real love
The love I'm feeling is genuinely real.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JERRY LYNN WILLIAMS

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