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I Can’t Get Next To You

This version of I Can’T Get Next To You was released by The Temptations in 1969.

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I
Can turn a gray sky blue.
I can make it rain, whenever I wanted to.
Oh, I
I can build a castle from a single grain of sand.
I can make a ship sail, uh, on dry land.

But my life is incomplete and I’m so blue. ‘Cause I can’t get next to you.

I can’t get next to you, babe. (Next to you)
I can’t get next to you. (I just can’t get next you)
I can’t get next to you, babe.
I can’t get next to you.

I
Can fly like a bird in the sky.
Hey, and I can buy anything that money can buy.
Oh, I
I can turn a river into a raging fire.
I can live forever if I so desired.

Unimportant are all the things I can do. ‘Cause I can’t get next to you.

I can’t get next to you, babe. (No matter what I do)
I can’t get next to you.
Uh-ya

Ooo-Ooo
Ooo-Ooo
Chica boom, chica boom
Chica boom, boom, boom

I can turn back the hands of time, you better believe I can.
I
I can make the seasons change, just by waving my hand.
Oh, I
I can change anything from old to new.
The things I want to do the most, I’m unable to do.

Unhappy am I with all the powers I possess. ‘Cause girl you’re the key to my happiness.
And I

Can’t get next to you.

Girl, you’re blowing my mind ’cause I can’t get…(Next to you)
Can’t you see these tears I’m crying? I can’t get… (Next to you)
Girl, it’s you that I need. I gotta get…(Next to you)
Can’t you see these tears I’m crying? I can’t get… (Next to you)
I, I, I, I… I can’t get…(Next to you)
I, I, I, I… I can’t get…(Next to you)
Girl, you’re blowing my mind…

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