The Kinks How Do I Get Close lyrics

Living in a world where the flesh is cheap
Body touches body but it's only skin deep
I can hold you in my arms every time that you weep
But we've lost that emotional flow

Living on a planet full of emptiness
With maximum exposure full of sleaziness
But the make up on your face can't disguise loneliness
Where designer feelings are in vogue, what do they know?

Darlin', darlin', how do I get close to you, when
I'm trying, trying, my heart is reaching out to you?
How do I get close to you?
In this world without feeling
Where words have no meaning

If I were lyin', lyin'
I'd have more chance of reaching you but I'm
Cryin', cryin', but I can't get my message through
How do I get close to you?

Get close to the sinners trying hard to repent
Get close to the homeless wasters and the innocent
Get close to the souls ignored and forgotten by the establishment
People get afraid to touch in case it rubs off on them
Gotta get close, yeah people gotta stay close, close, close

People gotta stay close

Though we seem together it's breaking my heart
This world is full of barriers that keep us apart
Keep it superficial before feelings can start
In a world that's all glitter and glow, what do they know?

Darlin', darlin', I can't communicate to you without
Cryin', cryin', I can't get a message through
How do I get close to you?
In this world without feeling
Where words have no meaning

How can I get close?
How can I get close?

Darlin', darlin', how do I get close to you, when
You're surviving, surviving in a world that's making us confused?
Guess I'm afraid of losing you
In this world without feeling
Where words have no meaning
Somehow we gotta stay close