CLOSE TO IT ALL
Writer: Melanie Safka
Publishers: Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP)/Quartet Music (ASCAP)

Originally recording on the album BORN TO BE (1968)

While walking though life I would never fall

If I could be close to it all and all

If I could be close to it all.

If I had my dream it would not fall down

If I could live high on the ground

The sound of high is a good one to many around

When they wanna be close to it all

And I wanna be close to it all and all

I wanna be close to it all.

The village suger takers

Madison Avenue pink dream makers

They try to escape from it all

But instead they build walls, that's all

But they wanna be close to it all.

If I had my dream I would fill a hall

And tell all the people tear down the wall

That keeps you from being a part of it all

'Cause they gotta get close to it all.

The village sugar takers

Madison Avenue pink dream makers

They try to escape from it all

But instead they build walls, that's all

But they wanna be close to it all.

There's just one more thing that I wanna to say

Everyone's got there own special way

That keeps them from getting to close to the day

Accept and be part of it all and all

Everyone tear down your own little wall

That keeps you from being a part of it all

'Cause you gotta be one with the one and all

And Everyone tear down your own little wall

That keeps you from being a part of it all

'Cause you gotta be one with the one and all

You gotta be close to it all.

NOTES

The original 1968 recording of Close To It All also appeared on the UK issue of CANDLES IN THE RAIN (1970), where it replaced Alexander Beetle.