I want to be your lover But your friend is all I've stayed I'm only halfway to paradise So near, yet so far away I long for your lips to kiss my lips But just when I think they may You lead me halfway to paradise So near, yet so far away, mmm Bein' close to you is almost heaven (heaven) But seein' you can do just so much It hurts me so to know your heart's a treasure (treasure) And that my heart is forbidden to touch, so Put your sweet lips close to my lips And tell me that's where they're gonna stay Don't lead me halfway to paradise Mmm, so near, yet so far away Oh, uh, oh so near, yet so far away FADE Yeah, yeah so near, yet so far away
I want to be your lover But your friend is all I've stayed I'm only halfway to paradise So near, yet so far away I long for your lips to kiss my lips But just when I think they may You lead me halfway to paradise So near, yet so far away, mmm Bein' close to you is almost heaven (heaven) But seein' you can do just so much It hurts me so to know your heart's a treasure (treasure) And that my heart is forbidden to touch, so Put your sweet lips close to my lips And tell me that's where they're gonna stay Don't lead me halfway to paradise Mmm, so near, yet so far away Oh, uh, oh so near, yet so far away FADE Yeah, yeah so near, yet so far away
