Like You Do
Unveiling Love's Resilience: Like You Do by Neil Diamond & Rosemary Butler
Lyrics
Love never doubts or suffers or cries
Love is unwavering and does not experience doubt, suffering, or tears.
Love shows no fear, love tells no lies
Love is fearless and truthful; it does not deceive or tell lies.
And love will never leave me in the dark
Love provides illumination and will not leave the speaker in darkness.
No, love never breaks my heart
Love never causes heartbreak.
Like you do, like you do
Comparing the described qualities of love to the actions of someone else who is not living up to these ideals.
Love doesn't have unapproachable walls
Love does not build walls that are unapproachable; it does not play games with emotions.
Or a heart that beckons and then withdraws
Love does not have a heart that sends mixed signals, attracting and then withdrawing.
And love would never steal my dignity
Love does not compromise the speaker's dignity.
Love has never made a fool of me
Love has never made the speaker look foolish.
Like you do, like you do
Reiteration of the comparison between the qualities of love and the actions of someone else.
Oh, and I have known times
Reflecting on past experiences when love may have seemed uncertain.
When love seems unsure
Despite uncertainty, genuine love remains steadfast.
But when love is unkind
If love is unkind, it ceases to be true love.
It is not love anymore
Clarifying that unkindness is incompatible with the concept of love.
Love never threatens of frightens me
Love does not pose threats or cause fear; it is not based on apologies.
It's not held together with apologies
Love is not held together by constant apologies; it stands on its own.
Love never screams my name
Love does not shout the speaker's name in anger or frustration.
No, and love never turns away
Love never turns away from the speaker.
Like you do, like you do
Reiteration of the comparison, emphasizing the contrast between love and the actions of another.
And I have known times
Reflecting again on past experiences when love may have seemed uncertain.
When love seems unsure
Despite uncertainty, true love remains resolute.
But when love maybe unkind
If love is unkind, it does not turn away but persists.
Love never turns away
Clarifying that genuine love does not turn away even in difficult times.
Like you do, like you do
Reiteration of the contrast between love and the actions of another, emphasizing love's constancy.
Like you do, like you do
Final emphasis on the contrast, affirming that genuine love does not behave like the other person.
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