Just To Be Close To You

[Intro] Just to be close to you, girl Just for a moment Well, just for an hour Just to be close to you, girl Oh, baby [Verse 1] Aw, you know I've been through so many changes in my life, girl Aw, I've been up real high where I thought I didn't need anybody Aw, and then again I've been down real low where there was no one in my life that needed me Aw, and I found that material things I, I thought had so much value Aw, girl, didn't really have any value at all That I was a lonely man A man with no direction, with no purpose, with no one to love and no one to love me for, for me Aw, girl, then you, then you came into my life You made my jagged edges smooth You made my, whoo, you made my direction so clear You, aw, woman, you became my purpose, my reason for living Girl, you see, you're my heart, you're my soul, you're my stone inspiration, baby Oh, that's why I'm standing here singing and opening my arms to you I wanna say, child, why don't you...? [Pre-Chorus] Take my hand Aw, we'll live and love forever, yeah Take my hand Mm, we'll be alone, you and me, yeah Take my hand Girl, we'll live our lives together, yeah, together Mm, together, yeah Aw, aw, aw, together, together [Chorus] Just to be close to you, girl Just for amoment, baby Well, just for an hour Just to be close to you, girl Hey, hey [Verse 2] I've been out there searching so very long, baby Searching to find somebody just like you And for some folks, it takes a lifetime, sugar To find in this world a dream come true Why don't you...? [Pre-Chorus] Take my hand Oh, we'll live in love forever, yeah Take my hand Girl, we'll be alone, you and me Take my hand We'll spend our lives together, together Together, aw, aw, aw, together Oh yeah, together [Chorus] Just to be close to you, girl Just for the moment (Aw, just for the moment) Aw, just for the hour Just to be close to you, girl I need you, baby [Verse 3] To make love, to be loved by you, baby To have your warm body close to mine To whisper words that make you feel like a woman Girl, I know our love will stand the test of time [Chorus] Just to be close to you, girl For the moment, baby, for the moment, baby For the moment, baby, for the sugar, sugar Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Post-Chorus] Hey, girl, I wanna say Closer, and closer, girl, please hold me closer My arms are still burning Girl, you got me yearning for your love Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Shine on, won't you shine on?