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 baby, I'm closer than I appear.



An' here are the facts, as 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 baby, I'm closer than I appear.

Yeah, baby, I'm closer than I appear.



'Cause somewhere inside, I'm reachin' out for you.

Somewhere inside, we 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.

Hey, I'm willin' to change.

If I still seem the same, well it's just them old fears.

An', baby, I'm closer than I appear.



If I was born to stand here, an' give you nothing but love,

To fill up these years,

Then, baby, I'm closer than I appear.

Yeah, baby, I'm closer than I appear.



Well, come closer, an' I'll come closer.



Well, come closer, closer than I appear.