Just to be close to you, girl Just for a moment, well Just for an hour Just to be close to you, girl Then, I was a lonely man A man with no direction with no purpose With no one to love and no one to love me, for, for me Oh girl, then you, then you came into my life You made my jagged edges smooth, you made my, you made my direction so clear And you, oh woman you became my purpose My reason for living, girl, you see You're my heart, you're my soul, you're my strong inspiration, baby That's why I'm standing here Singing and opening my arms to you I want to say, child, why don't you Take my hand Oh, we'll live and love forever, yea Take my hand Ooh, we'll be alone you and me Take my hand Girl, we'll live our lives together, yeah together Ooh, together, yeah, together Just to be close to you, girl Just for the moment baby, well Just for an hour Just to be close to you, girl I need you, baby To make love, to be loved by you, baby To have your warm body close to mine To whisper words that make you feel like a woman Girl, I know our love will stand the test of time Just to be close to you, girl For the moment baby (for the moment baby, for the moment baby) For the sugar-sugar-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Ooh, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, just to be close to you, girl Just for the moment, oh, just for the moment