The Nearness of You
Words & Music by Ned Washington & Hoagy Carmichael
Recorded by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Also recorded by Glenn Miller, 1940 (#5)
It s not the pale moon that excites me,
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That thrills and delights me, oh, no â
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It s just the near - ness of you.
It isn t your sweet conversation
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That brings this sensation, oh, no
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It s just the near - ness of you.
[Bridge]
When you re in my arms,
And I feel you so close to me,
All my wildest dreams come true.
[Verse]
I need no soft lights to enchant me,
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If you ll only grant me the right
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To hold you ever so tight,
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And to feel in the night
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The near - ness of you.
