I was just a child   When you took my hand   We set the whole damn world on fire   You showed me what it was to be loved by a man   But one day the ax just fell   And the whole world got shot all to hell   There's a hole in my heart      We were so... So close to heaven   We were almost as good, as good as it gets   And you were almost an angel    That was almost heaven sent   So close to heaven    So close          Our love was crazy and wild   Tender and mild, slow & strong   Tonight I'll set it on fire   As noble as a storm   The lightning fell from your eyes   Suddenly, there was no goodbye    There's a hole in my heart          We were so... So close to heaven   We were almost as good, as good as it gets   And you were almost an angel   That was almost heaven sent   So close to heaven   So close       Wax wings that flew too close to the sun   But wasn't it so fun to fly    It's far better to love than to lose   Than never to love, then to die   Oh you were so... So close to heaven   We were almost, almost, almost as good as it gets   And you were almost an angel    Which was almost heaven sent    So close to heaven    so close... to heaven    So close.... to heaven