The Nearness of You

(Ned Washington - Hoagy Carmichael)



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.



(It's not the pale moon that excites me)

(That thrills and delights me)

(Oh no, 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...