Just to be close to you, girl Just for the moment (well) Just for an hour Just to be close to you, girl, yeah Oh, well Aw, baby Ow 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 who needed me Aw, and I found that, uh, material things I thought had so much value Aw, girl, didn't really have any value at all Then 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, my direction so clear And 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 Aw, that's why I'm standing here singing and opening my arms to you I wanna say, child, why don't you 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) Just to be close to you, girl Just for the moment, baby (well) Just for an hour Just to be close to you, girl Hey, hey Mm, hum, hum, mm Mm, mm, mm 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 have in this world a dream come true Why don't you Take my hand Oh, we'll live and 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, oh, yeah, together) Aw Just to be close to you, girl Just for the moment (aw, just for the moment) Ow, just for an hour Just to be close to you, girl I need you, baby 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 Just to be close to you, girl For the moment, baby For the moment, baby For the moment, baby For the shoo-doo-doo, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Eh, girl, I wanna say closer and closer My heart is still burning Girl, you got me yearning for your love Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah