(They Long to Be) Close to You Lyrics
Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
[Verse 2]
Why do stars fall down from the sky
Every time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
[Bridge]
On the day that you were born the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue
[Verse 3]
That is why all the girls in town (Girls in town)
Follow you (Follow you) all around (All around)
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
[Bridge]
On the day that you were born the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue
That is why all the girls in town (Girls in town)
Follow you (Follow you) all around (All around)
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
Just like me (Just like me), they long to be
Close to you
[Outro]
Wha, close to you
Wha, close to you
Ha, close to you
Wha, close to you
Wha, close to you
Wha, close to you
Wha, close to you
Wha
About
“(They Long to Be) Close to You” was the first Burt Bacharach/Hal David composition the Carpenters covered. The song was recorded time and time again during the sixties, but didn’t do well at all until the Carpenters version. It became Richard and Karen Carpenter’s first RIAA-certified Gold single, as well as their first Billboard Hot 100 single that reached the Top 10. It stayed at number 1 for 4 weeks, and became the Carpenters' iconic song.
Close to You is the second studio album by The Carpenters, released in August 1970. “(They Long to Be) Close to You” was the duo’s song that gained the Carpenters an international reputation for a decade.
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