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 babyI'm closer than I appear.

An' here are the factsas 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 babyI'm closer than I appear.
YeahbabyI'm closer than I appear.

'cause somewhere insideI'm reachin' out for you.
Somewhere insidewe 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.
HeyI'm willin' to change.
If I still seem the samewell it's just them old fears.
An'babyI'm closer than I appear.

If I was born to stand herean' give you nothing but love
To fill up these years
ThenbabyI'm closer than I appear.
YeahbabyI'm closer than I appear.

Wellcome closeran' I'll come closer.

Wellcome closercloser than I appear.