Messina debuted in 1996 with the single "Heads Carolina, Tails California". Her album was certifified Gold by the RIAA. Her second album, I'm Alright produced five Top 10 Country hits between 1998 in 1999 and sold over a million copies in America. Since her debut, six of her singles have peaked at #1 on the Billboard Country singles chart and five of her albums have received a certification by the RIAA or the CRIA.
She was raised in Holliston, Massachusetts, by Vincent and Mary Messina, and had two sisters, Terese and Marianne, as well as a brother named Vincent. Messina had a variety of Country music influences, which included Patsy Cline, Reba McEntire, and The Judds. She soon started performing live, and by age 16 she was playing local clubs with a rhythm section made up of her brother and sister. The family band played up until Messina was in her late teens.
Realizing that living in the Northeast would limit her chances of achieving Country music stardom, Messina moved to Nashville at age 19. To support herself, Messina worked various temp jobs, including computer programming and accounting. In her spare time, she entered talent contests around Nashville.
One win led to a regular gig on the radio show Live at Libby's, which in turn caught the interest of producer Byron Gallimore, who helped her assemble a demo tape. Gallimore was also working with the young Tim McGraw around the same time, and Messina befriended him. Backstage at one of his concerts, Messina met an executive from his label, Curb, and jokingly suggested that they needed a redhead. With the help of fellow Curb producer James Stroud, Messina was then signed to the record label. Gallimore and McGraw would later become co-producers of Messina's studio albums under Curb.
In 2022, Cole Swindell had a major hit with a remake of "Heads Carolina, Tails California" entitled "She Had Me At Heads Carolina." In the music video, Jo Dee plays a small part as the bartender in a Karaoke bar.
Closer
Jo Dee Messina Lyrics
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I love the way you look at me
Can't you see
You're the only one that I could ever need?
Can't you feel how much
How much I want to get
Maybe just a little, just a little bit
Closer
Closer than anything
Don't you want to be?
Closer
Til there's nothing in between
You and me
I gotta make a secret confession
All I really want is all your affection
Get a little crasy every time we touch
Close as we are, we could get so much
Closer
Closer than anything
Don't you want to be?
Closer
Til there's nothing in between
You and me
Baby don't you want to get
Maybe just a little bit
Look into my eyes
Just get hypnotized
One little magic kiss
We could always feel like this
Come on over here and get
Closer
Closer
Closer than anything
Don't you want to be?
Closer
Til there's nothing in between
You and me
Baby don't you want to get
Maybe just a little
One little magic kiss
Look into my eyes
Just get hypnotized
Come on over here
and get
Closer
The lyrics of "Closer" by Jo Dee Messina are about the desire to be closer and intimate with a significant other. The singer expresses her deep affection for her partner, stating that they are the only one she could ever need. She wants to make a secret confession and admits that she gets a little crazy every time they touch. She desires to be as close as possible to her partner and feels that they could get so much more.
The chorus emphasizes the singer's desire to be closer to her partner. She wants to be closer than anything and for there to be nothing in between them. She asks if her partner wants to be closer and invites them to come closer to her. She looks into her partner's eyes and tells them to get hypnotized by her, to feel the magic of a kiss, and suggests that they could always feel like this.
Overall, "Closer" by Jo Dee Messina is a romantic and intimate song that expresses the desire to be closer to a significant other. The lyrics suggest that being physically and emotionally close can bring more satisfaction and joy in a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
I love the way you look at me
I appreciate your loving gaze toward me
Can't you see
Can't you perceive the truth I'm confessing?
You're the only one that I could ever need?
You alone are the one I desire and require
Can't you feel how much
Isn't it apparent how much I care for you?
How much I want to get
I crave to be even closer to you
Maybe just a little, just a little bit
Perhaps we could inch near each other bit by bit
Closer
Come nearer to me
Closer than anything
Even beyond physical proximity, we can be emotionally intimate
Don't you want to be?
Aren't you yearning for the same kind of closeness?
Til there's nothing in between
Until nothing can separate us
You and me
You and I, solely together
I gotta make a secret confession
I must confess something in confidence
All I really want is all your affection
Unreservedly, I desire to receive all of your love
Get a little crasy every time we touch
I become a bit irrational whenever we make physical contact
Close as we are, we could get so much
With our current level of closeness, we can accomplish much more if we draw even closer
Baby don't you want to get
Wouldn't you also enjoy being closer?
Maybe just a little bit
Maybe we could take it slow and gradually get nearer
Look into my eyes
Make eye contact with me to see the truth of my emotions
Just get hypnotized
Allow yourself to be entranced with my love
One little magic kiss
A kiss from you has the power to move me
We could always feel like this
If we become closer, we can make this feeling last
Come on over here and get
Please move closer to me
Closer
Inch even closer to me
Closer than anything
Our love can transcend physical barriers and be emotionally intimate
Don't you want to be?
Don't you share in my desire for greater closeness?
Til there's nothing in between
Until our love completely fills all spaces between us
You and me
Just us, solely together
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARV GREEN, AIMEE MAYO, CHRIS LINDSEY
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