Someone Like You
Icehouse Lyrics


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Well I wonder some times as I look at you
Was it so very long ago
There were times
There were so many times
Holding on
And it comes only
Once in your life
[Chorus]
There maybe just a chance
I'll live with you
Maybe you
Maybe someone like you

Someone like you

If a day should go by and I'm without you
Moves so slowly it never ends
All the while
Wondering how it could be
Does he know
That it comes only once in your life

[Chorus]

Someone like you
Someone like you
Someone like you
Once in your life




Someone like you
Want someone like you

Overall Meaning

In the song "Someone Like You" by Icehouse, the singer wonders about the person they are looking at and reminisces about their past. The singer wonders if it was a long time ago when they were once holding on to something or someone. The chorus suggests that there is a chance that the singer will live with the person they are referring to, or someone like them. The song revolves around the idea that there is only one special person who comes into your life, and if you miss that chance, you may never experience that kind of connection again.


The lyrics suggest a sense of longing for someone that the singer may have once had, or someone they had yet to meet but hope to find soon. The song's melancholic tone accentuates the message that the singer is conveying - the need to find that one person who makes all the difference. The repetition of "someone like you" emphasizes the idea that this person is unique and special, and the singer is willing to search for that person for the rest of their life.


Line by Line Meaning

Well I wonder some times as I look at you
I often wonder about you just by looking at you


Was it so very long ago
Is it really a long time since we met?


There were times
There were moments


There were so many times
There were countless moments


Holding on
Keeping faith


And it comes only
It happens just once


Once in your life
Only once in your lifetime


[Chorus]
Repeat the following lines


There maybe just a chance
May be there is a small hope


I'll live with you
I can spend my life with you


Maybe you
May be it is you


Maybe someone like you
May be someone similar to you


If a day should go by and I'm without you
If a whole day passes by without you


Moves so slowly it never ends
The day moves extremely slow and never seems to end


All the while
All along


Wondering how it could be
Thinking about how it would be like


Does he know
Does he understand


[Chorus]
Repeat the following lines


Someone like you
A person like you


Once in your life
Only once in your lifetime


Someone like you
A person like you


Want someone like you
I am looking for someone like you




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ivor Arthur Davies

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