The nearness of you
It’s not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me, oh no,
It’s just the nearness of you.
It’s not your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, oh no,
It’s just the nearness of you.
When you’re in my arms and I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams come true.
I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you’ll only grant me the right
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night the nearness of you.
– Ned Washington & Hoagy Carmichael
(This is where I confess I’m a pushover for Ella and Louis and Count Basie and Artie Shaw and the cares that hung around me through the week seem to vanish like a gambler’s lucky streak when we’re out together dancing cheek to cheek…)
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