your lover must be near But till the day he seems that song the angels play Because I love you so oh let me stay close to you close to you close to you
Vertaling: Jim Ed Brown. Naby.
'll lead me safely through the night And I'll follow as though blind My futures tightly clutched within Those healing hands of time They let me close
Here in this room this narrow room where life began when we were young last night I feel your back pressed close to me and hear your steady breathing
I peeked in to say goodnight when I heard my child in prayer Send dear God some scarlet ribbons scarlet ribbons for my hair All the stores were closed
Four walls too hear me Closing in on me Out where the bright lights are glowing You're drawn like a moth to a flame You laugh while the wine's over-
arms of August waiting for the dawn Lying there beside her wrapped in August warm She was autumn golden like the falling leaves And it was heaven holding August close
had to say goodbye Butterfly my Butterfly I'll come home to you one day Butterfly my Butterfly wait for me don't fly away Never fly in the heat of the sun close
longer can it be to dawn in San Antone Neon painted pictures flash red and green and blue I seem to feel you press my back and draw me close to you Memories
drinking again [ piano ] The piano is lonely the crowd left with the band The dead smoke is settling I'm drinking again I'll leave now you're closing
Lying here beside you in the shadows with your body close to mine I can't help but wish that I could have you here beside me all the time Knowing that
I never miss the sun when it's raining I stay high when the clouds are hanging low I never close my eyes when I'm dreaming my love is with me everywhere
woman mine gentle woman mine you belong to me you're mine You lay your head beside me and you gently take my hand I feel your body close to mine you
mine They'll lead me safely through the night and I'll follow as though blind My future tightly clutched within those healing hands of time They let me close
Oh please don't be so careless with your glances Don't look at me that way and breathe a sigh And please don't get too close and let me love you Cause
across my lonely bed so slowly I can feel the darkness grow Shadows bring the gloom that fills my silent room with sounds of someone cryin' low I close
back the pages I can see the happy years we had before Now the love that kept this old heart beating Has been shattered with the closing of a door There
