Close To You
Floyd Cramer his Piano and Orchestra Lyrics


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Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you

On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust
In your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you





Close to you, you
Can I get close to you, to you

Overall Meaning

The song "Close To You" by Floyd Cramer and his Piano and Orchestra is a classic love song that conveys the emotional intimacy that one feels when they are near to their beloved. The lyrics beautifully portray the fascination and attraction that the singer has towards his love interest. The opening lines of the song, "Why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near?" suggest that the singer feels that nature is also responding to the presence of his beloved and is showing its appreciation by surrounding them with beauty.


The second stanza of the song further amplifies this message of nature's appreciation for his beloved. It speaks of how the angels got together on the day of his beloved's birth to create a dream come true by sprinkling moon dust in her hair of gold and starlight in her eyes of blue. This lyrical metaphor conveys the idea that she is a unique and magical individual, who is well-loved by all, and is capable of inspiring wonder and awe in everything around her.


To sum up, "Close To You" is a beautiful love song that speaks of the singer's fascination and attraction towards his beloved. It conveys the idea that everything around his beloved recognizes her beauty and is drawn towards her. The lyrics provide a wonderful representation of the magic and beauty of love in a simple yet poetic manner.


Line by Line Meaning

Why do birds suddenly appear
The presence of the person they are singing about causes birds to appear suddenly.


Every time you are near
Whenever the person they are singing about is near, the birds appear.


Just like me, they long to be
The birds also have a desire to be near this person.


Close to you
The ultimate goal is to be near the person they are singing about.


On the day that you were born
When the person they are singing about was born.


The angels got together
Angels came together.


And decided to create a dream come true
They decided to create something wonderful.


So they sprinkled moon dust
Moon dust was sprinkled.


In your hair of gold
Into the person's golden hair.


And starlight in your eyes of blue
Starlight was put in their blue eyes.


That is why all the girls in town
The reason why all the girls in town.


Follow you all around
They follow the person they are singing about everywhere.


Just like me, they long to be
The girls also have a desire to be near this person.


Close to you
The ultimate goal is to be near the person they are singing about.


Just like me, they long to be
The singer also has a desire to be near this person.


Close to you
The ultimate goal is to be near the person they are singing about.


Close to you, you
To be close to the person they are singing about.


Can I get close to you, to you
The singer desires to get close to the person they are singing about.




Lyrics ยฉ BMG Rights Management
Written by: Burt Bacharach, Hal David, BURT F. BACHARACH

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Comments from YouTube:

@heatherhayes7947

Beautiful music l adore the piano my mother played the piano l always stood buy her side to listen to her play.lm 75 now and still love it.โค๏ธ

@russchiappa4870

When Iโ€™m really bummed, I put on this music. A comfort. Takes me back to my grandparents circa 1960s Brewster NY. Happy times

@brendak.bumgart6743

One of the best pianists in my lifetime . I could listen to him all day , my Mother certainly did , as she cleaned house. I now will continue her tradition , rest in peace Mr. Cramer , Mother, I shall see you and Dad when my journey here on earth is over and meet you in the Beautiful, glorious home called Heaven. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

@robertpetty2773

Just beautiful.

@user-de5vd5dv3j

Beautiful. I play his records when I think about my dad. Good days.

@FredPickett

One of the best Pianists We ever had/R.I.P. Mr. Floyd.

@markbaum7379

Listened to him on a country station in Florida back in 1986 - His music takes me all the way home to Brooklyn NY which I miss the good old days. My Mom & Dad approved of him and always told me to turn the radio up when he came on. I'm very glad to be listening to Floyd Cramer today on You Tube.

@rebeccad5988

Floyd Cramer brilliant legend ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽถ

@merlinclickman7499

I can listen to Floyd Cramer all day. When he plays I Can't Help Falling in Love, it brings me back to our wedding. Colette and I, oh how I treasure her love and memory.

@ermancroney3805

I started listening to this great man in the early 60s when Dad & I was going fishing. Crossing two ferries on Norfork Lake in AR. we heard him play JAVA every time! Wow! I have loved his playing now for nearly 70 years!

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