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Closer to Your Love

Al Jarreau

R&B/Soul

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Al Jarreau

Background Vocals

Jay Graydon

Electric Guitar

Tom Canning

Piano

Steve Gadd

Drums

Tom Scott

Saxophone

Abraham Laboriel Sr.

Abraham Laboriel Sr.

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Al Jarreau

Songwriter

Jay Graydon

Songwriter

Tom Canning

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Jay Graydon

Producer

Tom Canning

Associate Producer

Joe Bogan

Recording Engineer

Debbie Thompson

Debbie Thompson

Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

There are those who fly from the highest heights on the wings they carry

Searching for the high they can never find, thinking love is blind

Never mind

[Verse 2]

They'll never see the forest for the trees till they turn to love

Crying through the eyes of my own disguise

Came to know the truth from the lies

[Verse 3]

So I hope you'll understand how I'm another kind of man now

All I want is just to stand closer to your love

[Verse 4]

Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of

Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I want to move in closer to your love

[Verse 5]

Ooh, if you try to fly from the highest heights on the wings you carry

Searching for the high of your own design

You may come to find you've been blind

[Verse 6]

So I hope you'll understand how I'm another kind of man now

All I want is just to stand a little bit closer to your love

[Verse 7]

Well, don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of

Don't wanna climb a mountain, I don't wanna swim a river

I wanna move in closer to your love

[Verse 8]

Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of

Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I want to move in closer to your love

[Verse 9]

Closer, we could be so much closer

[Verse 10]

Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of

Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I want to move in closer to your love

[Verse 11]

Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of

Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I want to move in closer to your love

[Verse 12]

I don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of

Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I want to move in closer to your love

[Verse 13]

Well I don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I wanna feel the fire, power and all I can dream of

Don't wanna climb a mountain, don't wanna swim a river

I want to move in closer to your love

Written by: Al Jarreau, Jay Graydon, Tom Canning

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