Commodores - Just to be close to you - single version lyrics

Just to be close to you girl Just for a moment, well just for an hour Just to be close to you girl Oh well ah baby aw You know I've been thru so many changes in my life girl Aw I've been up real high where I thought I didn't need anybody Aw and then again I've been down real low where There was no one in my life who needed me Aw and I found that material things I thought had so much value Aw girl didn't really have any value at all There 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 Aw girl then you, then you came into my life You made my jagged edges smooth You made my direction so clear and you aw woman You became my purpose my reason for livin' girl You see you're my heart, you're soul You're my stone inspiration Baby oh that's why I'm standin' here singin' And opening my arms to you I wanna say child why don't you Take my hand and 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 together Together yeah together Just to be close to you girl Just for the moment baby, just for an hour Just to be close to you girl, hey, ooh I've been out there searchin' so very long baby Searchin' to find somebody just like you And for some folks it takes a lifetime sugar To find in this world a dream come true Why don't you take my hand Oh, we'll live in love forever yeah Take my hand girl, we'll be alone you and me Take my hand we'll spend our lives together Together, together, together Just to be close to you girl Just for the moment just for the 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 My arms are still burnin' girl Ya got me yearnin' for your love Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah