That Close To You

John Prine

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Intro: Verse Like a bolt of lightning Like a bolt of thunder Like a cloudy day Down at the zoo Like a drowning man That will never go under That close to you yeah that close to you Bridge In the middle of the night You’d ask me to make you smile You’d come on like a one-armed child With a hole in its shoe poor you Everybody oughta know It only hurts ya for a little while So stop putting yourself on trial For something you didn’t do Not you to me can’t we be just like Lovers and mothers and brothers and sorrow Can I find a little something with a nicer view I’m hating to plead but I’m begging to borrow Just to be that close to you Yeah that close to you Bridge In the middle of the night You’d ask me to make you smile You’d come on like a one-armed child With a hole in its shoe poor you Everybody oughta know It only hurts ya for a little while So stop putting yourself on trial For something you didn’t do Not you to me can’t we be just like Lovers and mothers and brothers and sorrow Can I find a little something with a nicer view I’m hating to plead but I’m begging to borrow Just to be that close to you Yeah that close to you Oh that close to you Yeah that close to you outro

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La chanson évoque des émotions profondes de proximité et de vulnérabilité dans une relation. L'artiste évoque des images puissantes, comparant ses sentiments à des phénomènes naturels comme la foudre ou le tonnerre, illustrant cette intensité qui le rapproche de l'autre. Il parle aussi de moments de tendresse où il cherche à apporter de la joie à l’autre, tout en unissant l’idée que la douleur n'est que temporaire et qu'il ne faut pas se juger pour des erreurs passées. Au fond, c'est un appel à la connexion authentique entre les êtres, malgré les défis de la vie.

Le Chansonnier