Lock all the doors an' turn out the lights
Work this thing through till we get it right
But if I seem angry an' cold,
Or I don't speak at all,
It's just that old fear,
'Cause baby, I'm closer than I appear

An' here are the facts, as much as I know
We've got to turn back if we can't let it go
You know your heart an' your mind
An' I'm just three steps behind,
But I feel those tears,
'Cause baby, I'm closer than I appear
Yeah, baby, I'm closer than I appear

'Cause somewhere inside, I'm reachin' out for you
Somewhere inside, we both know the truth
But I learned lots of rules 'bout what a man's made of,
An' I got to rethink what I know about love
Hey, I'm willin' to change
If I still seem the same, well it's just them old fears
An', baby, I'm closer than I appear

If I was born to stand here, an' give you nothing but love,
To fill up these years,
Then, baby, I'm closer than I appear
Yeah, baby, I'm closer than I appear

Well, come closer, an' I'll come closer

Well, come closer, closer than I appear