I wanna be close to you, baby, as I can get   Close to you, baby, as water is wet   Close to you, baby, as hair on your head   Close to you, babe, you better believe what I said      I wanna be close to you, baby   Yeah, let me be close to you   I wanna be close to you, darlin'   Till you don't know what to say or do      I wanna be close to you, baby, as white is to rice   Close to you, baby, as cold is to ice   Close to you, baby, as fire is to smoke   Close to you, baby, as a pig is to poke      I wanna be close to you, baby   Let me be close to you   I wanna be close to you, darlin'   Till you don't know what to say or do      I said, closer and closer, babe   Closer and closer, baby   Closer and closer, baby   Closer and closer, baby      I wanna to be close to you, darlin'   Till you don't know what to say or do, yeah      I wanna be close to you, baby, as the whites of your eyes   Close to you, baby, as cold is to ice   Close to you, baby, as a egg is to a hen   Close to you, baby, as Siamese twins      I wanna be close to you, baby   Let me be close to you   I want to be close to you, darlin'   Till you don't know what to say or do