The Nearness of You

 

Lyrics by:  Ned Washington

Music by:  Hoagy Carmichael

Arranged by:   Axel Stordahl – Nelson Riddle

From the Album:  The Voice

Label:  Columbia – Capitol

Recorded:  8/11/47 – 3/2/60

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It's not the pale moon that excites me

That thrills and delights me, oh no

It's just the nearness of you

 

It isn't 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