The Nearness of You

Embracing Love's Proximity: Dr. John's Melodic Ode
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Lyrics

It's not the pale moon that excites me

Expresses that the pale moon is not what excites the speaker.

Baby the thrills and delights me

Highlights that it's the thrills and delights from the person (baby) that excite the speaker.

Oh no, it's just the nearness of love of you

States that the real excitement comes from the nearness of the person the speaker loves.


It's not the sweet conversation

Emphasizes that sweet conversation is not what stirs the speaker's imagination.

Baby you know that stirs my imagination

Reiterates that it's the person (baby) that stirs the speaker's imagination.

Oh no, it's just the nearness of love

Affirms that the real source of inspiration is the nearness of love.


When you're in my arms

Describes the close and intimate feeling when the person is in the speaker's arms.

And you feel so close to me

Expresses the proximity and emotional closeness felt when the person is with the speaker.

Oh my wildest dreams

Reflects that the speaker's wildest dreams come true in the presence of the person.

Baby come true, yes they do

Confirms that the fulfillment of dreams happens in reality.


Not the sweet conversation

Repeats that sweet conversation doesn't stimulate the speaker's imagination.

Baby that stirs my imagination

Reiterates that the person (baby) is the source of imaginative stimulation.

Oh no, it's just the nearness of love

Reaffirms that the nearness of love is what truly matters.

And you, nearness of you

Extends the importance of the nearness of the person.


And when you're in in arms

Repeats the sense of close connection when the person is in the speaker's arms.

I can feel you so close to me

Reiterates the emotional closeness felt when the person is near.

All my wildest dreams baby come true

Confirms the realization of the speaker's wildest dreams in the presence of the person.

Oh yes they do

Affirms the actualization of dreams with the person.


Not the sweet conversation

Restates that sweet conversation doesn't fuel the speaker's imagination.

Baby that stirs my imagination

Reiterates that it's the person (darlin') that stimulates the speaker's imagination.

Darlin', it's you, it's just the nearness of love

Specifies that it's the nearness of love from the person that matters.

And baby it's you, and the nearness of love

Reaffirms the importance of the person and the nearness of love.

Baby it's you and all the stars above

Extends the significance to include the stars above, emphasizing the all-encompassing nature of love.

And just the nearness of love, love

Highlights the central role of the nearness of love in the speaker's emotions.

Love and you

Concludes with the repeated emphasis on the connection between love and the person.

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