Lyrics to (They Long To Be) Close To You

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

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Why do birds suddenly appear
Everytime you are near?
Just like me,
They long to be close to you

Why do stars fall down from the sky
Everytime you walk by
Just like me,
They long to be close to you

From the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair
Of gold, and starlight in your eyes of blue

Ah, that is why 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
Just like me,
They long to be close to you

From the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moondust in your hair
Of gold, and starlight in your eyes of blue

Ah, that is why the girls in town
Follow you all around
Just like me,
They long to be close to you

Like me, like me, like me
I wanna be close to you

Woo, Ah, close to you
Woo, me too
I wanna be close to you

Ooh, I wanna be, me too
I wanna be close to you

From the day that you were born
The angels got together
A dream come true
That’s you, that’s you
And I wanna be close to you

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Diana Ross has released many songs over the years besides (They Long To Be) Close To You. Diana Ross released songs from 1970 to 2006 spanning across albums like Everything Is Everything, Diana Ross, Surrender / I'm Still Waiting, Lady Sings The Blues, Touch Me In The Morning, Last Time I Saw Him, Diana & Marvin, Live At Caesar's Palace, Baby It's Me, The Wiz, Ross, The Boss, diana, To Love Again, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Silk Electric, Swept Away, Eaten Alive, Red Hot Rhythm And Blues, Workin' Overtime, The Force Behind The Power, Take Me Higher, Every Day Is A New Day, I Love You, and Blue. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Diana Ross.

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About Lyrics and (They Long To Be) Close To You by Diana Ross

The lyrics to (They Long To Be) Close To You are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Diana Ross in 1970. Elements of the lyrics to (They Long To Be) Close To You are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Diana Ross and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for (They Long To Be) Close To You back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to (They Long To Be) Close To You by Diana Ross in a number of ways. 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 Diana Ross. 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 Diana Ross 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.