[Verse 1]
Shoulda kept my distance
I shoulda known what I'd be riskin'
But nothin' short of holding you would ever do
[Pre-Chorus]
Darlin'
If we could be together
I would wait for you forever
But how'm I gonna win
If you never lose
[Verse 2]
I could feel the pressure
I could see you were something special
I couldn't walk away from you if I tried
[Pre-Chorus]
Darlin'
I wanna be near you
If only you'd feel like I do
I must've had it wrong
I shoulda known
[Chorus]
Somebody like you could break my heart
Somebody like you could tear my world apart
Oh yeah
Somebody like you could keep me in the dark
Somebody like you could break my heart
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
I knew that I was fallin'
I could hear your heartbeat callin'
I was hopin' you'd be mine before the night was through
[Pre-Chorus]
Darlin'
I could keep on loving you
If there's a chance to somehow break through
I must've had it wrong
I shoulda known
[Chorus]
Somebody like you could break my heart
Somebody like you, baby
Somebody like you, I'm tellin' ya
Somebody like you could break my heart
Yeah, yeah
[Bridge]
Guess I new right from the start
That you were a pretender
But it was you who held my heart
I got love I wanna send you
Yeah, are you ready to surrender
Oh yeah
[Chorus]
Somebody like you could break my heart
Somebody like you could tear my world apart
Oh yeah
Somebody like you could keep me in the dark
Somebody like you, baby
Somebody like you, I'm tellin' ya
Somebody like you could break my heart
Somebody Like You was written by Larry Steele & Donnie Van Zant & Jeff Carlisi & Jim Vallance & Don Barnes.
Somebody Like You was produced by Keith Olsen.
38 Special released Somebody Like You on Mon Apr 28 1986.