Lyrics to
(They Long To Be) Close To You

This version of (They Long To Be) Close To You was released by The Carpenters in 1970.

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Why do birds suddenly appear, ev’ry time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
Why do stars fall down from the sky, ev’ry time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be close to you.

On the day that you were born the angels got together.
And decided to create a dream come true.
So, they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold,
And star-light in your eyes of blue.
That is why all the girls in town follow you all around.
Just like me, they long to be close to you…

On the day that you were born the angels got together.
And decided to create a dream come true.
So, they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold,
And star-light in your eyes of blue.
That is why all the girls in town follow you all around.
Just like me, they long to be close to you…
Just like me, they long to be close to you…

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About Lyrics and (They Long To Be) Close To You by The Carpenters

When you decide to study the lyrics to (They Long To Be) Close To You, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1970 song by The Carpenters. Some of the lyrics to (They Long To Be) Close To You have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only The Carpenters and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to (They Long To Be) Close To You if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to (They Long To Be) Close To You" means the words set to the music of (They Long To Be) Close To You, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Carpenters. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to (They Long To Be) Close To You and the lyrics to (They Long To Be) Close To You are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Carpenters who came here looking just for the lyrics to (They Long To Be) Close To You, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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