- Just To Be Close To You The Commodores 3:29
I’ve come to respect Lionel Ritchie’s talents over the years. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen enough of him on “American Idol” to come to understand that he really is a very talented artist who has worked very hard on his craft to get to where he is today.
I’ve always love the opening “rap” on this song (0:30 – 1:45) . It seems to epitomize what a TRUE love can do to/for someone…
You know I’ve been through so many changes in my life girl,
I’ve been up real high where I thought I didn’t need anybodyAnd then again, I’ve been down real low whenThere was no one in my life who needed me.I found that material things that I thought had so much valueAw girl, didn’t really have any value at all.
That I was a lonely man…
A man with no direction, with no purposeWith no one to love and no one to love me for, for me
I’ve been up real high where I thought I didn’t need anybodyAnd then again, I’ve been down real low whenThere was no one in my life who needed me.I found that material things that I thought had so much valueAw girl, didn’t really have any value at all.
That I was a lonely man…
A man with no direction, with no purposeWith no one to love and no one to love me for, for me
Aw girl then you, then you came into my lifeYou made my jagged edges smoothYou made my, you made my (whew), you made my direction so clear
And you, aw woman, YOU became my purpose, my reason for livin’ girl.
And you, aw woman, YOU became my purpose, my reason for livin’ girl.
You see you’re my heart, you’re soulYou’re my stone inspiration, babyOh that’s why I’m standin’ here singin’And opening my arms to youI want to say child why don’t ya…
Take my hand;Ah we’ll live in love forever.Yeah take my hand ooh,We’ll be alone you and me yeah.Take my hand;Girl we’ll live our lives together, yeah togetherTogether yeah, ah ah together, together…
JUST TO BE CLOSE TO YOU