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"That Close to You" is a track by John Prine, from the album Common Sense, released 1975. Full lyrics are available below.
Lyrics
[Verse 1] Like a bolt of lightning, like a bolt of thunder Like a cloudy day down at the zoo Like a drowning man that'll never go under That close to you, yeah, that close to you [Chorus] In the middle of the night You'd ask me to make you smile You'd come on like a one-armed child With a hole in its shoe, poor you Everybody ought to know It only hurts you for a little while So stop putting yourself on trial For something you didn't do Not you, to me, can't we be just like [Verse 2] Lovers and mothers and brothers and sorrow Can I find a little something with a nicer view? I'm hating to plead, but I'm begging to borrow Just to be that close to you, yeah, that close to you [Chorus] In the middle of the night You'd ask me to make you smile You'd come on like a one-armed child With a hole in its shoe, poor you Everybody ought to know It only hurts you for a little while So stop putting yourself on trial For something you didn't do Not you, to me, can't we be just like [Verse 2] Lovers and mothers and brothers and sorrow Can I find a little something with a nicer view? I'm hating to plead, but I'm begging to borrow Just to be that close to you, yeah, that close to you [Refrain] Ooh yeah, close to you Yeah, that close to you
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