Ruben Studdard - Unconditional Love Album Lyrics

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The Nearness Of You

It's not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me, oh baby
It's just the nearness of you

It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, oh no baby
It's just the nearness of you

When I'm in your arms and I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams, they came true, yes they do

I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me, grant me the right, baby
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night, oh baby
The nearness of you

When I'm in your arms and I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams, they came true, baby, yes they do

I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you'll only grant me, grant me the right, baby
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night, oh baby
The nearness of you
Yeah and to feel in the night, oh my baby
The nearness of you
And to feel in the night, oh just so tight
The nearness of you

 

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Close The Door

Close the door
Let me give you what you've been waiting for
Baby, I got so much love to give
And I wanna give it all to you

Close the door
No need to worry no more
Let's bring this day to a pleasant end
Girl, it's me and you now

I've waited all day long
Just to hold you in my arms, girl
And it's exactly like I thought it would be
Me loving you and you loving me

Close the door
Let me rub your back where you say it's sore
Come on get closer and closer, so close to me
Girl, let's get lost in each other, come here baby

I've waited all day long
Just to hold you in my arms
And it's exactly like I thought it would be
Me loving you and you loving me

Close the door baby
And let me know you're mine
Plenty good lovin' all through the night
And then again and then again till the morning light
Come here, woman

Come here baby, let me blow your mind
Let me do what I want to you
Girl, let me do what I want to you
Nothin' makes me love to you baby
You baby, oh baby, so good, baby
So good, baby, so good, so good, so good, baby

You'll do it to me, I'll do it to you
Come here baby, lay your head next to mine

 

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Love, Look What You've Done To Me

Hope they never end this song
This could take us all night long
I looked at the moon and I felt blue
Then I looked again and I saw you
Eyes like fire in the night
Bridges burning with their light
Now I want to spend the whole night through
And Honey, Yes, I'd like to spend it all on you

Love, look what you've done to me
Never thought I'd fall again so easily
Oh, love, you wouldn't lie to me
Leading me to feel this way.....

They might fade and turn to stone
Let's get crazy all alone
Hold me closer than you'd ever dare
Close your eyes and I'll be there
After all is said and done
After all you are the one
Take me up your stairs and through the door
Take me where we don't care anymore.....

Love, look what you've done to me
Never thought I'd fall again so easily
Oh, love, you wouldn't lie to me ...would you
Leading me to feel this way.....

Love, look what you've done to me
Never thought I'd fall again so easily
Oh, love, you wouldn't lie to me
Leading me to feel this way...

 

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I Can't Make You Love Me

Turn down the lights;
Turn down the bed.
Turn down these voices
Inside my head.

Lay down with me;
Tell me no lies.
Just hold me close;
Don't patronize.

Don't patronize me.

[Chorus:]
'Cuz I can't make you love me
If you don't.
You can't make your heart feel
Something it won't.
Here in the dark
In these final hours,
I will lay down my heart
And I'll feel the power;
But you won't.
No, you won't.
'Cuz I can't make you love me
If you don't.

I'll close my eyes,
Then I won't see
The love you don't feel
When you're holding me.

Morning will come,
And I'll do what's right;
Just give me till then
To give up this fight.

And I will give up this fight.

[Chorus]

 

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Hello Again

Hello, my love, hello
I just called to say hello

I couldn't sleep at all tonight
And I know it's late
Girl, I couldn't wait
To say

Hello, my love, hello
I just called to let you know

I think about you every night
When I'm here alone
And you're there at home
Hello

Maybe I'm just crazy and I'm the one to blame
But I put my heart above my head
Girl, we've been through it all but you love me just the same
And you're not there I just need to hear

Hello, my love, hello
It's so good to need you so
It's good to love you like I do
And to feel this way
When I hear you say
Hello

I just wanna hear you say
Hello, hello hello hello
I just called to let you know
That I think about you every night
And I know it's late
But baby I couldn't wait to say
Hello

 

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Love, Love, Love

Love, love, love
Why'd you take so long to come to me, oh baby?
And love, love, your love
Tell me where you hiding from me all the time?

Each time I try to find someone to take your place
It was all in vain, no their lips were never quite the same, no baby
When I was kissing someone new deep inside I was missing you

Oh baby, you make me fall in love with you
Now I don't know just what I'm gonna do
Oh honey, I looked out into empty space
And all I saw was your sweet face

Love, love, love
You can't imagine what you did to me, oh baby
And love, your love
Everytime you smile it goes through me all the time

Day by day I'm fallin more in love with you
And that's no lie, cross my heart and honey I hope to die
'Cuz I'm not tryin' to mislead you believe me girl I really need you

Oh baby, you make me fall in love with you
Now I don't know just what I'm gonna do
Oh honey, I looked out into empty space
All I saw was your sweet face

Oh baby, you make me fall in love with you
Now I don't know just what I'm gonna do
Oh honey, I looked out into empty space
All I saw was your sweet face

Love, love, love
Love, love

 

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They Long To Be (Close To You)

Why do birds suddenly appear, ev'ry time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be close to you.
Why do stars fall from the sky, ev'ry time you walk by, baby?
Just like me, they long to be so close to you, to you, to you.

On the day that you were born the angels got together.
And decided to create a dream come true.
So, they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold,
And star-light in your eyes of blue.

That is why, that is why all the guys in town, they follow you, follow you all around.
Just like me, yeah, they long to be so close, close to you, baby...

 

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If This World Were Mine

If this world were mine
I would place at your feet
All that I own
You've been so good to me
If this world were mine

I'd give the flowers the birds and the bees
And it'd be your love beside me
That would be all I need
If this world were mine
I'd give anything

If this world were mine
I would make you a king
With wealth untold
You could have anything
If this world were mine

I'd give you each day so sunny and blue
And if you wanted the moonlight
I'd give you that too
If this world were mine, oh, baby
I'd give you anything

Oh, baby, you're my inspiration
And there's no hesitation
When you want me
Honey, just call me, oh

Oh, baby, you are my consolation
And I feel so much sensation
When I'm in your arms
When you squeeze me

Oh, the way that you do
Oh...the way that you love me
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, the way that you do

Oh...oh...every sky will be blue
As long as your loving me, baby (Ooh....)
Whoa...whoa...ho...
When you're here in my arms
Life is so wonderful, my love

Oh...oh...give me pretty lovin', baby
Give me pretty lovin', honey
Keep on lovin' me, baby
Whoa...oh...oh...
You know I need you, honey
You know I need you, baby
Keep on loving me

Lovin' me the way (The way) you do, my love
Oh...and I don't wanna let you go, wanna let you, wanna let you go, my love, no
Mmm...ooh...
You know the world would be yours
Yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah...hea... (Mmm...hmm...)
Yes, it would (Yes, it would)
The world would be yours (Yeah)
Baby (Baby)
Ooh...hoo...
It would be yours
If you'll believe

 

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My Love

When I go away
I know my heart can stay with my love
It's understood, it's in the hands of my love, oh yes
And my love does it good
Does it good

And when the cupboard's bare
I'll still find somethin' there with my love
It's understood, it's everywhere with my love, oh yes
And my love does it good

(Wo wo, my love) does it good
(Wo wo, my love) my love does it good
(Wo wo, my love) does it good
(Wo wo, my love) baby, my love does it good

Don't ever ask me why
Lord, I never say goodbye to my love
It's understood, it's everywhere with my love, my love
And my love does it good, yeah
Does it good

And when the cupboard's bare
I know my heart can stay with my love
It's understood, it's in the hands of my love
And my love, my love she does it good

(Wo wo, my love) she does it good
(Wo wo, my love) my baby, my baby does it good
(Wo wo, my love) does it good
(Wo wo, my love)

My love, oh, my love
Only my love holds the other key to me
Oh, my love, oh my baby, my love
Only my love does it good to me
And my love does it good
Does it good
My baby, baby does it good...

(Wo wo, my love) she does it good
(Wo wo, my love) my baby
(Wo wo, my love) my baby does it good
(Wo wo, my love) she does it good

 

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Unconditional

No safety net, no parachute
To hold on to if you fall
No plan B and no promises
No guaranties at all

yeah
When you're ready to love
Like you've never been hurt before
That kind of love is unconditional
It's in your heart completely rational

When you're wiling to give though you might risk it all
That kind of love is unconditional

Unscripted unpredictable
It short circuits your brain
No price tag and no instructions and nothing to explain
when you know what to do
though you never done it before

That kind of love is unconditional
It's in your heart completely rational
When you're wiling to give though you might risk it all
That kind of love is unconditional

When you're standing naked
without nothing to hide
when you feel accepted
you don't criticize
cause you're already perfect in each others eyes

That kind of love is unconditional
It's in your heart completely rational
When you're wiling to give though you might risk it all

That kind of love is unconditional
oh, yes it is

 

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Meant To Be

Just take a look at who we are
What do you see?
Let's try to work it out, talk about, figure out
If there's a new you and me
When we have love for ourselves
Only think can we love someone else
If we make a vow we will be all that we're meant to be
Yeah, yeah

There was a time when I thought I had lost it all
But you stood by my side, and a God gave me pride
You stop my fall
When it hurt to get through my day
You were strong and you showed me the way
That we hold the key
We can be
All that we're meant to be

Now that my heart it's so free
You know I feel your love all over me
You shine a lot through my darkness
Now I can see
Now I can see

Ooh baby hope when I was on the road all alone
And when I was feeling down
You pick me up
Brush me off
You help me move on

Now I have a love for myself
So it's time to love someone else
Cause we hold the key
We can be
More than we ever
Fantasize
With open eyes
We realize
That we hold the key
Of all that we meant to be
All that we meant to be
All that we meant
We can be who we wanna be all
If we just believe
Believe that we can be all that we meant to be