Someone Like You
Sylvester Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Not a real one, just a dream
A wonderful vision of us as a team
Can you imagine how I feel now
Love is real now, it's ideal
You're just what I wanted
And now it's nice to live
Paradise to live
I know why I've waited
Know why I've been blue
Prayed each night for someone
Exactly like you
Why should we spend money
On a show or two
No one does those love scenes
Exactly like you
You make me feel so grand
I want to hand the world to you
I hope you'll understand
Each foolish little scheme I'm schemin'
And dream I'm dreamin'
Now I know why mother
Taught me to be true
She meant me for someone
Exactly like you
In this song, Sylvester is expressing his excitement and delight in finding his perfect match. He speaks of how he used to have someone he longed for but it was just a dream. However, now he has found his ideal partner, and he can't believe how real and perfect love feels. He expresses his gratitude for finally being able to live in paradise with the person he has been searching for.
Sylvester then goes on to explain that he knows why he had to wait so long, and why he had felt so blue. He had been praying every night for someone, and now he has found that someone exactly like the one he had prayed for. He says that he no longer needs to spend money on entertainment because nothing is as good as the love scenes that he experiences with this person.
In conclusion, Sylvester acknowledges that his mother had taught him to be true, and that he was meant for someone exactly like the person he is with now. The song is a beautiful portrayal of love, finding the right person, and finally experiencing happiness and contentment in a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
I used to have a perfect sweetheart
I had an imaginary lover who was never real
Not a real one, just a dream
I only dreamed about this imaginary lover
A wonderful vision of us as a team
I had a perfect picture of us being together forever
Can you imagine how I feel now
Do you even understand how happy I am right now?
Love is real now, it's ideal
What we have now is perfect love
You're just what I wanted
You are everything I ever wanted
And now it's nice to live
Life is wonderful now that we're together
Paradise to live
Living with you is like living in paradise
I know why I've waited
I understand now why I had to wait for you
Know why I've been blue
I know now why I was feeling sad and lonely
Prayed each night for someone
I asked for someone like you in my prayers every night
Exactly like you
Someone who is exactly like you
Why should we spend money
Why do we need to spend money
On a show or two
On things that don't matter
No one does those love scenes
No one does love like we do
Exactly like you
Exactly like you and me
You make me feel so grand
You make me feel wonderful
I want to hand the world to you
I want to give you everything
I hope you'll understand
I hope you know how I feel about you
Each foolish little scheme I'm schemin'
Every little thing I do for you
And dream I'm dreamin'
Every dream I have about our future
Now I know why mother
I finally understand what my mother meant
Taught me to be true
When she taught me to be honest and genuine
She meant me for someone
She meant for me to find someone
Exactly like you
Just like you
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dorothy Fields, Jimmy Mchugh
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind