Closest Thing

[Verse 1] You're the closest thing to running With my shoes untied Took my wings out of the closet And you handed me the sky [Chorus] Like a bird or a plane Or Superman himself You're the closest thing to flying That I have ever felt [Verse 2] I didn't see you coming Like water on the street You blew in like a feather And I dropped a thousand feet [Chorus] Like the trail from a star Or a penny in a well You're the closest thing to falling That I have ever felt [Verse 3] And oh, I Was a worn-out hallelujah Hallelujah [Chorus] By a sleight of hand You saved me from myself You're the closest thing to magic That I have ever felt Like a bird or a plane Or Superman himself You're the closest thing to flying That I have ever felt