The Closer I Get to You (feat. Beyoncé) [Radio Edit] - Luther Vandross

The closer I get to you The more you'll make me see And giving me all you've got Your love has captured me Over and over again I tell myself that We could never be more than friends All the while inside I knew it was real The way you make me feel, oh I'm lying here next to you (oh, baby) And time just seems to fly, right over, right over, right over I'm needing you more and more, more, baby, more, baby, more So, let's give love a try Hey, sweeter than sweeter love grows And heaven's there for those Who fool the tricks of time And in our hearts the love we find True love In a special way, oh, baby, baby, baby The closer I get to you The more you make me see (all that I make you see, yeah) Pull me closer Sweet as the gravity I wanna be close to you, baby Sweet as the gravity, oh Sweet as the gravity, yeah, yeah, yeah Sweet as the gravity I want to be close to you Sweet as the gravity

The closer you get, the further I fall I'll be over the edge now in no time at all I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster with no time to stall The closer you get, the further I fall Could I be dreamin'? Is this really real? 'Cause there's something magic The way that I feel in your arms tonight The closer you get, (oh yeah) the further I fall I'll be over the edge now in no time at all I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster, with no time to stall The closer you get, mhmm, the further I fall Keep fallin', oh, yeah, yeah, keep fallin' Hmm, fallin', oh, yeah, yeah, I'm fallin' Yes, I'm fallin' (yes, I'm fallin', yes, I'm fallin') Yes, I'm fallin' (yes, I'm fallin' yes, I'm fallin') Yes, we're fallin' (yes, we're fallin', yes, we're fallin') The closer you get, (oh yeah) the further I fall (hmm) I'll be over the edge now in no time at all I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster with no time to stall (Oh yeah) the closer you get, mhmm, the further I fall The closer you get, the further I fall I'll be over the edge now in no time at all I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster with no time to stall The closer you get, the further I fall

How soft a whisper can get When you're walking through a crowded space I hear every word being said And I remember that everyday I get a little bit closer to you How long an hour can take When you're staring into open space When I feel I'm slipping further away I remember that everyday I get a little bit closer to you These are the days That I won't get back I won't hear you cry Or hear you laugh And when it's quiet And I don't hear a thing I can always hear you breathe You know there's nowhere else I've wanted to be Than be there when you needed me I'm sorry too But don't give up on me And just remember that when you were asleep I got a little bit closer to you

It was early Sunday morning Everyone in the house was still asleep She made some toast and coffee Took a shower and made herself smell sweet She said, "I don't want a bus ride, I believe that the walk might help me think Got a heart kind of heavy I need some big hat and gloves, shoes and bag religion!" Religion That's my decision Some of that "make me feel better when I shout!" religion That's my decision Papa Henry was full of spice He was a man usually nice But something got into him last night Made him want to fuss and hollar The entire house was in a sweat His bottle got broken and the floor got wet "Clean it up!" you could hear him scream Then he said, "I'm going out" I need religion Religion That's my decision Some of that "raise up the roof, 90 proof" religion That's my decision Religion It's my decision, oh yes it is That's my decision It's the story about a good family Who doesn't live anymore in good harmony They are people who love their daughter and son They try to give them religion Little Billy likes his best friend Jack How in the world could he be like that Mama and Henry wanna have that chat Boy, you need religion Little Betty, whatcha gonna do? There's a child growing inside of you You should've stopped and thought things through Little girl you need a vision of religion Religion And that's my decision Some of that "how'd I get on Rikki Lake" religion That's my decision Religion Get a little, Religion Get a little Religion

I've been alone with you inside my mind And in my dreams I've kissed your lips a thousand times I sometimes see you pass outside my door Hello Is it me your looking for? I can see it in your eyes, I can see it in your smile. You're all I've ever wanted And my arms are opened wide. Cuz, you know just what to say And you know just what to do, And I want to tell you so much I love you'. (Yooo-hooo) I long to see the sunlight in your hair. And tell you time and time again how much I care. Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow Hello I've just got to let you know. Cuz, I wonder where you are, And I wonder what you do Are you somewhere feeling lonely? Or is someone loving you Tell me how to win your heart? For, I haven't got a clue. But let me start by saying I love you. (Yooo-hooo-hoo) Hello Is it me you're looking for Cuz, I wander where you are, And I wander what you do Are you somewhere feeling lonely? Or is someone loving you Tell me how to win your heart? I don't even have a clue. Let me start by saying (yoooo) I love you

(Hey Bo Diddley) (Hey Bo Diddley) (Hey Bo Diddley) (Hey Bo Diddley) Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard? Papa's gonna to buy you a mocking bird If that mocking bird don't sing Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring If that diamond ring don't shine Papa's gonna buy you a bottle of wine If that bottle of wine ain't right Papa's gonna take you out tonight (Ooooooh) (Ooooooh) If that mocking bird don't sing Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring If that diamond ring don't shine Papa's gonna buy you a bottle of wine (Ooooooh) (Ooooooh) If that bottle of wine ain't right Papa's gonna take you out tonight (Hey Bo Diddley) (Hey Bo Diddley) (Hey Bo Diddley) (Hey Bo Diddley)

HUSTLE Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller Monologue: I love when the day is new We get to start all over But the thing is sometimes getting through the day Is just one big hustle The world is waiting, dawn is here Ain't got time to waste, we need to work, my dear Hurry, hurry can't delay Get up and start today, it's time to ... Chorus I: Hustle Oh, trying to keep things together Working all day, finding a way ...to hustle Soon I'll be back to you But first I got a lot to do We learn to fight to survive And that's how we manage to stay alive Then we let the night settle in Then I get to see my babe again I know you're waiting patiently You're home before I am, and so you wait for me Anticipatin', I rush I do I'm coming back to you, I've got to Hustle Oh, I can't stay in this place I've got to see my baby's face (Hustle) Sure as I breathe and live I've got a lot of love to give You're my lady, I'm your man Let's turn the music up I think it's time to dance Night has fallen Spirits rise Ain't no compromise, we came to ... Hustle Up all night, don't stop yet Just let the music make you sweat and Hustle Forget about the work we do I just wanna be with you Fade

Yeah, yeah In the mirror of my mind Time after time I see reflections of You and me Reflections of The way life used to be Reflections of The love you took from me I'm all alone now No love to shield me Trapped in a world that's A distorted reality (Nothing's real) Happiness you Took from me And left me alone With only memories Through the mirror of my mind Through these tears that I'm crying Reflects the hurt I can't Control 'Cause although you're gone I keep holdin' on To the happy times Ooh when you were mine As I peer out through the window Of the lost time Looking over my yesterday And all this love I gave all in vain (Nothing's real) (All the love) All the love that I've wasted (All those tears) All the tears that I've tasted (Ooh, ooh, ooh) All in vain (All in vain, till nothing remains) Through the hollow of my tears I see a dream that's lost From the hurt, hey, hey That you have caused Everywhere I turn Seems like everything I see Reflects the love that Used to be, yeah In you I put All my faith and trust And right before my eyes My world is turned to dust After all those nights I sat alone and wept Just a hand full of promises and All that's left of lovin' you (Nothing's real) Reflections of The way life used to be Reflections of The love you took from me In you I put All my faith and trust Right before my eyes My world's turned to dust Reflections of (Oh yeah) The way life used to be (Yeah) Reflections of (Love you took) The love you took from me (I'll remember) In you I put All my faith and trust (Remember, remember) Right before my eyes My world is turned to dust Reflections of The way life used to be

And it's gon' be tonight I can hear your sighing Say you'll stay beside me Why must it be, you'll always creep Into my dreams? Hey Oh-oh, on the beach we're sitting Huggin', sqeezing, kissing Why must it be you always creep Into my dreams? My, my, my dreams When I sleep at night, baby I feel these moments of ecstasy And when you sleep at night, baby I wonder do I creep into your dreams Or could it be I sleep alone in my fantasy Oh, love is so amazing Guess you will be stayin'? So let it be, that you always creep Into my sho' 'nuff dreams (creep, creep) My night time is my right time dream (creep) (Oh-oh, right time) Look at her (she creep) Ooh, yeah, I can see you walking down the street You don't like to walk (you creep) Into my sho' 'nuff dreams Dre-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-eam (you creep) Creep (creep, creep) Creep (creep, creep, creep) Yeah (creep) Haha, two times (creep, creep) Hey, every time I close my eyes (she creep) Now sing it for me four times (creep, creep, creep, creep) Yeah, oh, hey (creep) (She creep) (Creep, creep, creep, creep) (She creep) (Creep)