I can turn the gray sky blue
I can make it rain whenever I want it to
Oh, I can build a castle from a single grain of sand
I can make a ship sail, huh, on dry land
[Chorus]
But my life is incomplete and I'm so blue
'Cause I can't get next to you (Can't get next to you, babe)
Next to you (I can't get next to you)
(I can't get next to you, babe)
(I can't get next to you)
[Verse 2]
I can fly like a bird in the sky
Hey, and I can buy anything that money can buy
Oh, I can turn a river into a raging fire
I can live forever if I so desire
[Chorus]
Unimportant, all the things I can do
'Cause I can't get next to you (I can't gеt next to you, babe)
No matter what I do (I can't gеt next to you)
Yah
[Verse 3]
I can turn back the hands of time, you better believe I can
I can make the seasons change just by waving my hand
Oh, I can change anything from old to new
The thing I want to do the most, I'm unable to do
[Bridge 2]
Unhappy am I with all the powers I possess
'Cause, girl, you're the key to my happiness
Oh I, oh I, oh I
[Chorus]
(Can't get next to you, babe)
(Can't get next to you) Can't get
(Can't get next to you, babe) Just can't
(Can't get next to you)
(Next to you) I can't get next
(Next to you) To you
(Next to you) No matter what I try, no matter what I do
(Next to you) Can't get next
(Next to you)
(Next to you) No matter what I try or what I do
(Next to you) I can't get next
(Next to you) No, no, no, no
(Next to you) Next
(Next to you) Oh I, oh I
(Next to you) Oh I, oh I
(Next to you) Can't, can't get
You got me down on my knees
You got me down
Girl, you're blowing my mind
(Next to you)
(Next to you)
(Next to you)
(Next to you)
(Next to you)
(Next to you)
(Next to you)
(Next to you)
I Can’t Get Next to You was written by Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield.
I Can’t Get Next to You was produced by Mark Oliver Everett.
Mark Oliver Everett released I Can’t Get Next to You on Tue Jan 01 1985.