Gerald: Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?
Just like me they long to be close to you.
Tamia: Why do stars fall down from the sky every time you walk by?
Just like me they long to be close to you
Oh yeah
Gerald: On the day that you were born, the angles got together
And decided to create a dream come true
Yes they did
Tamia: So they sprinkled moon dust in you hair and sunlight in your eye
like they do
(Like they do) do
Gerald: That is why (that is why)
All the guys in town (all of the guys)
Follow you all around
Both: Just, Just, Just, Just, Just like me they long they long to be
Gerald: close to you
Tamia: close to you
Both: If only for a minute, (closer) ill settle for an hour (closer) and
if you can stay just for one day that would make me so happy,
happy baby
Gerald: See it won`t hurt to give a love a try girl don`t you past
me by cause I`m that kind of guy who`s gonna love you
( gonna love) and treat you like a queen
Tamia: That is why all the girls in town (they don`t mean nothing baby)
follow you all around
Just like me (just like me)
They long to be close to you
Both: I can feel it when ever we touch, and whenever we talk and whenever
we walk
Background: Together,
Tamia all the time
Background: Together
Gerald: close to you
Gerald: I want to be
Tamia: I want to be
Gerald: I want to be
Come a little closer babe
Tamia: Come a little closer babe
Gerald: Lay your head up on my shoulder
Tamia: On my shoulder baby
Tamia: Boy you know I can`t deny it
Gerald: Girl you know I can`t deny it
Tamia: You done gone and set my soul on fire
Gerald: How I love to be closer to you baby
Gerald: Oh I can`t believe
Tamia: I can`t believe that were
Both: Hugging and kissing and squeezing each other
And I am the one to get close to you
