(I Don't Know If I Love You But) I Like Like You A Lot

For when you're trying to find the perfect way to tell your Valentine that you like like them. Because nothing says romance like contrastive focus reduplication.

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posted by cortex (9 comments total)

Lyrics:

It's fun to be around you
And I like it when you smile
And I've felt something about you
For at least a little while
But I don't want to imply
That this is something that it's not
I don't know if I love you
But I LIKE like you a lot

I spell your name with candy hearts
But we just laugh it off
Your voice cracks when you see me
But you hide it with a cough
The stutter in my step
Betrays a flutter in my heart
I'm afraid to say I love you
But I'll LIKE like you to start

I choo-choo-choose to believe
That there's something in between us
That when we catch each other's eyes
Both of our hearts are saying "dang!"

So here I am out on a limb
Hoping you'll sit up in this tree with me
That Valentines will end
With not a whimper but a bang

I like the thing we have right now
But think it could be more
But it makes me pretty nervous
Thinking what could be in store
The L-word's pretty scary
but the L-L-word is not
So I d'know if I love you
But I LIKE like you a lot
posted by cortex at 10:35 AM on February 14, 2012 [8 favorites]

Clever and fun! Thanks for this. I love the 'call and response' bits.
posted by lholladay at 10:44 AM on February 14, 2012

Hey! That's what I MeMailed to my sweetie, on the night after I met her at a meetup: To say, "It was a pleasure meeting you," would be an understatement. So here's me blurting out, "I like you. I mean, 'like,' like."
posted by not_on_display at 12:10 PM on February 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

This is awesome - thank you.
posted by doyouknowwhoIam? at 1:39 PM on February 14, 2012

I like-like the nod to Ralph Wiggum!
posted by Koko at 4:47 PM on February 14, 2012

Hey, this is really cool. Great idea for a song and you get out quick before it gets beaten into the ground.

Dang! indeed.
posted by Karlos the Jackal at 12:25 AM on February 17, 2012

Hehe, this is nifty! This'll clear up and any ambiguity in the relationship.
posted by pytar gucchy at 6:46 PM on February 17, 2012

Haha, so damn catchy. Love it.
posted by Glinn at 12:24 PM on February 26, 2012

Wow, just discovered this thanks to a link in an AskMe thread. It's adorable! Definitely one to keep in mind for next time I hit the like-like stage.
posted by Superplin at 10:35 AM on October 10, 2012