(Reggie Lucas, James Mtume)
From the album Blue Lights in the Basement (Atlantic Records-February, 1978)
The closer I get to you
The more you make me see
Like giving me all you got
Your love has captured me
Over and over again
I try to tell myself that we
Could never be more than friends
And all the while inside
I knew it was real
The way you make me feel
Lying here next to you
Time just seems to fly
Needing you more and more
Let's give love a try
Sweeter than sweeter love grows
And heaven's there for those
Who fool the tricks of time
With the hearts in love you find
True love
In a special way
The closer I get to you
The more you make me see
By giving me all you got
Your love has captured me
Over and over again
I try to tell myself that we
Could never be more than friends
And all the while inside
I knew it was real
The way you make me feel
The closer I get to you
The more you'll make me see
By giving you all I got
Your love has captured me
The closer I get to you
The feeling comes over me (me too)
Pulling closer
Sweet is the gravity!
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Produced by Joe Ferla, Roberta Flack and Eugene McDaniels
Peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100
Taken from AlbumSongAndLyrics.comDonny Hathaway (1945-1979)