Close To You

Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

Why do stars fall down from the sky
Every time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue.

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around.
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue.

That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around.
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.
Just like me (Just like me)
They long to be
Close to you.

Wahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
Wahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
Hahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
Lahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.

- Close To You

The Carpenters

I was listening to my iPod while doing some QA today and this song came on. I didn’t even know I had it in there.

I love the Carpenters. Don’t ask me why… I just do. My dad loves listening to music and when I was little, he would put the Carpenters’ CD on and I would grab the CD insert and sing along. The CD insert had the lyrics so I would often just follow it. I remember my parents even bought me this tiny little microphone which I could plug onto our stereo and I would pretend I was some famous singer and the coffee table in our living room was my stage. I think at one point I believed my mom named me after Karen Carpenter although she said she actually got my name from a character in a soap opera she used to watch.

I love their songs because they’re so soothing and so easy to follow. I remember singing to “Sing a Song” over and over again. Every time the song ended, I would ask my dad to play it again for me. I honestly don’t know how my parents tolerated my singing especially if it’s the same song on repeat. Maybe my parents thought it was adorable? I could only guess.