Lock all the doors an' turn out the lights.

Work this thing through till we get it right.

But if I seem angry an' cold

Or I don't speak at all

It's just that old fear

'cause babyI'm closer than I appear.



An' here are the factsas much as I know.

We've got to turn back if we can't let it go.

You know your heart an' your mind.

An' I'm just three steps behind

But I feel those tears

'cause babyI'm closer than I appear.

YeahbabyI'm closer than I appear.



'cause somewhere insideI'm reachin' out for you.

Somewhere insidewe both know the truth.

But I learned lots of rules 'bout what a man's made of

An' I got to rethink what I know about love.

HeyI'm willin' to change.

If I still seem the samewell it's just them old fears.

An'babyI'm closer than I appear.



If I was born to stand herean' give you nothing but love

To fill up these years

ThenbabyI'm closer than I appear.

YeahbabyI'm closer than I appear.



Wellcome closeran' I'll come closer.



Wellcome closercloser than I appear.