Living in a world where the flesh is cheap.
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Body touches body but it's only skin deep.
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I can hold you in my arms every time that you weep
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But we've lost that emotional flow.
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Living on a planet full of emptiness
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With maximum exposure full of sleaziness
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But the make up on your face can't disguise loneliness
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Where designer feelings are in vogue, what do they know?
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Darlin' Darlin' how do I get close to you when I'm
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Trying, trying my heart is reaching out to you
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How do I get close to you?
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In this world without feeling,
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Where words have no meaning,
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If I were lying, lying,
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I'd have more chance of reaching you but I'm,
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Crying, crying, but I can't get my message through,
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How do I get close to you?
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Get close to the sinners trying hard to repent
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Get close to the homeless wasters and the innocent
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Get close to the souls ignored and forgotten by the
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Establishment.
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People get afraid to touch in case it rubs off on them
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Gotta get close, yeah people gotta stay close, close.
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People gotta stay close.
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Though we seem together, it's breaking my heart.
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This world is full of barriers that keep us apart.
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Keep it superficial before feelings can start
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In a world that's all glitter and glow, what do they know?
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Darlin', darlin', I can't communicate to you without
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Crying, crying, I can't get a message through
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How do I get close to you?
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How can I get close?
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How can I get close?
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Darlin', darlin', how do I get close to you when you're
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Surviving surviving in a world that's making us confused
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Guess I'm afraid of losing you.
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In this world without feeling.
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Somehow we gotta stay close.
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How Do I Get Close
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| The Kinks |