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One Step Closer

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One Step Closer

Release date: 18th March 1982

About This Track

"One Step Closer" is a track by Asia, from the album Asia, released 18th March 1982. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Asia

Asia

Lyrics

One Step Closer

[Verse 1]

Loneliness, a constant friend and lover

I know well

Crowded rooms the iron bars

That surround me

Trying hard to catch your eye

Just once

Did you see?

Knowing from this moment if you did

We could be

[Chorus]

One step closer

Closer than we are

One step closer

Much closer than before

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

So many lines, you've heard them all

A lie in every one

From men who never understand

Your personality

And though we've never even met

No talking needs to be done

The hum of conversation will dissolve you

Into me

[Chorus]

One step closer

Closer than we were

One step closer

Much closer than before

One step closer

Much closer than we were

One step closer

Much closer than before

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]

One step closer

Much closer than we were

One step closer

It's closer than before

One step closer

Much closer than we were

One step closer

It's closer than before

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1982

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Am I in Love?
An Extraordinary Life
Anytime

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Credits

Writer: John Wetton, Steve Howe
Producer: Mike Stone
Bass: John Wetton
Drums: Carl Palmer
Guitar: Steve Howe
Keyboards: Geoff Downes
Vocals: John Wetton, Steve Howe
Credited: Carl Palmer, Geffen Records, Geoff Downes, John Wetton, Mike Stone, Steve Howe
Label: Geffen Records