Lyrics
I’ve been looking for somebody like you
I've been searching for someone like you.
Oh, everywhere but I can’t find it
Despite searching everywhere, I haven't found what I'm looking for.
You’re so perfect I want you in my room
You're perfect, and I desire your presence in my room.
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
Yet, I still haven't found the ideal person or thing.
Oh ohoh, oh ohoh
Expressing frustration and inability to find what is sought after.
I can't find it I can't find it
-Oh ohoh, oh ohoh
-I can't find it I can't find it
-Ooooh oh la lala surfing for your love
Describing the act of searching for love with a playful, musical tone.
Oooh oh la lala surfing all alone
-(That's right sugar, oh)
An interjection, possibly emphasizing the following statements.
I’ve been looking for somebody like you
Reiteration of the search for someone like the addressee.
Oh, everywhere but You can’t find me
Contrastingly, the speaker suggests that the addressee cannot find them.
You’re so perfect I want you in my room
Expressing the desire for the perfect person in the speaker's space.
Girl I write your name in every corner
Symbolic action of writing the addressee's name in various places.
Oh ohoh, oh ohoh
Reiteration of the frustration and difficulty in finding what is sought.
I can't find it I can't find it
-Oh ohoh, oh ohoh
-I can't find it I can't find it
-Ooooh oh la lala surfing for your love
Repeating the theme of searching for love with a musical expression.
Oooh oh la lala surfing all alone
-All allone oh all alone, all alone.
Feeling alone is emphasized with a playful musical refrain.
Oh la lala oh la lala
-I keep myself imagining
The speaker daydreams about being alone with the addressee but hasn't found what they seek.
You and me alone
-I keep myself imagining
-But I still haven’t found what
-I’m looking for
-I keep myself imagining
Repetition of the theme of daydreaming about being alone but not finding the desired person or thing.
You and me alone
-I keep myself imagining
-But I still haven’t found what
-I’m looking for
-I keep myself imagining
Continued expression of longing and imagination without fulfillment.
You and me alone
-I keep myself imagining
-But I still haven’t found what
-I’m looking for
-Ooooh oh la lala surfing for your love
Reiterating the search for love and the feeling of being all alone.
Oooh oh la lala surfing all alone
-All allone oh all alone, all alone
-Oh la lala oh la lala
-Ooh I keep myself imagining
Continued emphasis on daydreaming about being alone without finding what is sought.
You and me alone
-I keep myself imagining
-But I still haven’t found what
-I’m looking for
-I keep myself imagining
Repetition of the theme of keeping oneself in imagination without realizing the desired outcome.
I keep myself imagining
-I keep myself imagining
-But I still haven’t found what
-I’m looking for
Despite the persistent imagination, the speaker still hasn't found what they are looking for.
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