Maxi Priest - Close To You Bonafide Release Date:July 10, 1990 Label:10 Records Ltd Close To You peaked at number 7 on the U.K. Singles charts and number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Lyrics She was a Jazabel this Brixton queen Living her life like a backstreet dream Telling me lies when the truth was clear I think she knew what I wanted to hear Spinning me round like a wheel on fire Walking a tightrope on loves high wire Fatal attraction is where Im at Theres no escape for me (Chorus) I just wanna be close to you Do all the things you want me to I just wanna be close to you And show you the way I feel I feel love when Im lying in the midnight hour Holding you just like a dream Love is never what it seems When we touch, and youre holding me the way you do Girl you make my dreams come true (Chorus) She was a Gemini on the cusp of Mars She holds me back or she goes too far Winding me up just to let me down So emotionally gagged and bound There was more to this than meets the eye A devil woman locked inside With the full moon rising I was scared I think I was possessed (Chorus) I feel love every time your bodys next to mine Something deep inside of me Wants to love you endlessly When we tough girl you dont know how it makes me feel I just cant believe its real I cant believe its real (Chorus) She had an attitude I cant explain You never know if youre in the frame Tying me up with elastic words Im on a countdown till I get hurt Her blood was hot and she burned so bright A neon sign there in the night Its hard to say if I went too far My heart still bears the scars I just wanna be close to you I just wanna be close to you I just wanna be close to you She was a Jazabel this Brixton queen Living her life like a backstreet dream Telling me lies when the truth was clear I think she knew what I wanted to hear (I just wanna be close to you) Spinning me round like a wheel on fire Walking a tightrope on loves high wire Fatal attraction is where Im at Theres no escape for me I wanna be close to you do all the thing you wanna me to I just wanna be close to you I just wanna be close to you baby Show you the way I feel I just wanna be close to you do all the thing you wanna me to I just wanna be close to you