reflections-and-raindrops:

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong- The Nearness of You

Why do I just wither & forget all resistance
When you & your magic pass by
My heart’s in a dither, dear
When you’re at a distance
But when you are near, oh my

It’s not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills & delights me, 
Oh no
It’s just the nearness of you

It isn’t your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, 
Oh no
It’s just the nearness of you

When you’re in my arms 
& I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams come true

I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you’ll only grant me the right
To hold you ever so tight
& to feel in the night 
The nearness of you