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Like the Way I Do
Sesame Street Lyrics

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Is it so hard to satisfy your senses
You found out to love me you have to climb some fences
Scratching and crawling along the floor to touch you
And just when it feels right you say you found someone to hold you
Does she like I do?

Baby tell me does she love you like the way I love you?
Does she stimulate you, attract and captivate you?

Tell me does she miss you, existing just to kiss you, like the way I do?
Tell me does she want you, infatuate and haunt you?
Does she know just how to shock you, electrify and rock you?
Does she inject you, seduce you and affect you like the way I do?

Can I survive, all the implications?
Even if I tried, could you be less than an addiction?
Don't you think I know, there's so many others.
Who would beg, steal and lie, fight, kill and die
Just to hold you, hold you like I do

Baby tell me does she love you like the way I love you?
Does she stimulate you, attract and captivate you?
Tell me does she miss you, existing just to kiss you, like the way I do?
Tell me does she want you, infatuate and haunt you?
Does she know just how to shock you, electrify and rock you?
Does she inject you, seduce you and affect you like the way I do?

Nobody loves you like the way I do
Nobody wants you like the way I do
Nobody needs you like the way I do
Nobody aches, nobody aches just to hold you like the way I do

No, no, no
Tell me does she love you like the way I love you?
Does she stimulate you, attract and captivate you?
Baby, baby, tell me does she miss you, existing just to kiss you, like the way I do?
No, tell me does she want you, infatuate and haunt you?
Does she know just how to shock you, electrify and rock you?

Does she inject you, seduce you and affect you, baby, like the way I do?
No, like the way I do, oh oh yeah

Overall Meaning

The Sesame Street song "Like the Way I Do" is a love song that revolves around the theme of unrequited love. The lyrics talk about the singer's feelings towards someone who they love deeply, and how they are willing to do anything to be with them. The songwriter uses various metaphors to describe the intensity of their feelings, such as "scratching and crawling along the floor to touch you" and "existing just to kiss you." The overall message of the song is that nobody loves the person as deeply and fiercely as the singer does.

The lyrics of this song are relatable for anyone who has ever been in love with someone who doesn't feel the same way. The songwriter expresses the pain and frustration that comes with loving someone who is unattainable, and the desperation to be with them despite knowing that it might not be possible. The song also touches on the idea that love is not always easy, and that sometimes we have to "climb some fences" to get to the people we care about.

Line by Line Meaning

Is it so hard to satisfy your senses
Are your desires truly so difficult to fulfill?

You found out to love me you have to climb some fences
You discovered that loving me comes with obstacles to overcome.

Scratching and crawling along the floor to touch you
I'll go to extreme lengths just to be close to you.

And just when it feels right you say you found someone to hold you
Every time we get close, you reveal that you've found someone else.

Does she like I do?
Do you feel the same intensity of love with her as you do with me?

Baby tell me does she love you like the way I love you?
Does she love you with the same passion that I have for you?

Does she stimulate you, attract and captivate you?
Does she excite you and fascinate you, drawing you in fully?

Tell me does she miss you, existing just to kiss you, like the way I do?
Does she long for your presence, craving your touch as much as I do?

Tell me does she want you, infatuate and haunt you?
Is she obsessed with you, unable to get you out of her mind?

Does she know just how to shock you, electrify and rock you?
Can she surprise and arouse you like I do?

Does she inject you, seduce you and affect you like the way I do?
Can she entice and excite you, captivating your every sense like I do?

Can I survive, all the implications?
Can I handle the consequences of pursuing this love and risking everything?

Even if I tried, could you be less than an addiction?
Even if I tried to let go of you, would you still be an irresistible addiction for me?

Don't you think I know, there's so many others.
I'm aware that you're not the only person out there, but my love for you is unique.

Who would beg, steal and lie, fight, kill and die
Others may do anything to capture your heart, willing to go to extreme lengths.

Just to hold you, hold you like I do
They would do anything just to experience what I do with you.

Nobody loves you like the way I do
No one can love you with the intensity and passion that I have for you.

Nobody wants you like the way I do
No one desires you as much as I do.

Nobody needs you like the way I do
No one craves your presence and touch as much as I do.

Nobody aches, nobody aches just to hold you like the way I do
No one hurts with the yearning just to hold you the way that I do.

Tell me does she love you like the way I love you?
Again, does she love you with the same intensity and passion that I do?

Baby, baby, tell me does she miss you, existing just to kiss you, like the way I do?
Is she consumed with longing for you, existing just to share kisses like we do?

No, tell me does she want you, infatuate and haunt you?
I don't believe she can want you as much as I do, infatuated with your very existence.

Does she know just how to shock you, electrify and rock you?
I don't believe she can electrify and stimulate you the way that I can.

Does she inject you, seduce you and affect you, baby, like the way I do?
I don't believe she can entice and captivate you, touching your very soul as I do.

No, like the way I do, oh oh yeah
In the end, no one can love, want, or need you like I do.

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