Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb January 9, 1951) is an American countr… Read Full Bio ↴Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer, and is the sister of legendary country singer Loretta Lynn and distant cousin of singer Patty Loveless. In the late 70s and 80s, she had great pop crossover success with "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", "Talking In Your Sleep" and "Half the Way". She is also famous for her nearly floor-length long hair and was voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1983.

While Gayle is the younger sister of Loretta Lynn, her musical sound is very different from Lynn's. Gayle's career began as country music moved towards a more pop-oriented sound in the 1970s, as exemplified by such performers as Lynn Anderson and Barbara Mandrell. Gayle's music reflects the modern Nashville sound.

Someone Like You
Crystal Gayle Lyrics

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Ive been searching a long time
For someone exactly like you
Ive been traveling all around the world
Waiting for you to come through.
Someone like you makes it
All worth while
Someone like you keeps
Me satisfied. someone exactly

Like you.

Ive been traveling a hard road
Lookin' for someone exactly like you
Ive been carryin' my heavy load
Waiting for the light to come
Shining through.
Someone like you makes it
All worth while
Someone like you keeps
Me satisfied. someone exactly
Like you.

Ive been doin' some soul searching
To find out where you're at
Ive been up and down the highway
In all kinds of foreign lands
Someone like you makes it
All worth while
Someone like you keeps
Me satisfied. someone exactly
Like you.

Ive been all around the world
Marching to the beat of a different
Drum.
But just lately I have
Realized
The best is yet to come.
Someone like you makes it
All worth while
Someone like you keeps

Me satisfied. someone exactly
Like you.

Overall Meaning

In Crystal Gayle's song "Someone Like You," the singer is expressing a long-standing search for a specific person. The chorus repeats the phrase "Someone like you makes it all worth while, someone like you keeps me satisfied," emphasizing that this search is crucial and that this particular person is essential to the singer's happiness. The first verse describes how the singer has traveled all over the world, seeking the person they are searching for, and now they feel that they are very close to finding them. The second verse discusses how the search has been difficult, with the singer carrying a heavy load while waiting for the "light to come shining through."

The third verse continues the theme of the search, as the singer has been "doing some soul searching" to find where the person they are looking for is located. They have even travelled to different countries looking for this specific individual. However, the singer believes that this search is worth everything, and they express gratitude and satisfaction in finding someone like the person they have been looking for all this time. The final verse of the song is optimistic, as the singer states that they have been "marching to the beat of a different drum" but have finally realized that "the best is yet to come" in the form of finding their desired person.

Line by Line Meaning

Ive been searching a long time
It has been a prolonged effort for me to find someone like you

For someone exactly like you
The person I seek has to be identical to you in every way possible

Ive been traveling all around the world
I have traversed far and wide in search of you

Waiting for you to come through.
My aim is to find you and be with you

Someone like you makes it
I have faith in you to bring purpose to my life

All worth while
Everything I have been through would have been meaningless without you

Someone like you keeps
You being part of my life makes me contented

Me satisfied. someone exactly
The person who fills these shoes must be just like you

Ive been traveling a hard road
My path has been challenging in the absence of having found a match

Lookin' for someone exactly like you
I have been on the lookout for someone like you all this while

Ive been carryin' my heavy load
I have been burdened without meeting you yet

Waiting for the light to come
Awaiting a sign that I am on the right path to finding you

Shining through.
This will be a person who stands out in my life just as you do

Ive been doin' some soul searching
I have engaged in deep personal introspection to identify where you could be

To find out where you're at
To locate your whereabouts on this earth

Ive been up and down the highway
I have found myself on many roads hoping I would encounter you

In all kinds of foreign lands
Geographic boundaries have not limited my search for you

Marching to the beat of a different
Often not conforming to societal norms in search of someone just like you

Drum.
Making unconventional choices inspired by looking for you

But just lately I have
Upon continued introspection, only recently have I come to the realization

Realized
I have concluded there is still hope to find someone like you

The best is yet to come.
Anticipating that things will get better when I find someone who matches what you are to me

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KEVIN DUANE MCCORD, DUANE HARDEN, MORTEN TROEST, JANUS SOLIAAND, MIKKEL WENDELBOE

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