the temptations - i can't get next to you lyrics

i
dennis: can turn a gray sky blue.
melvin: i can make it rain, whenever i wanted to.
oh, i
eddie: i can build a castle from a single grain of sand.
paul: i can make a ship sail, uh, on dry land.

dennis: but my life is incomplete and i'm so blue. 'cause i can't get next to you.

i can't get next to you, babe. (next to you)
i can't get next to you. (i just can't get next you)
i can't get next to you, babe.
i can't get next to you.

i
dennis: can fly like a bird in the sky.
eddie: hey, and i can buy anything that money can buy.
oh, i
paul: i can turn a river into a raging fire.
melvin: i can live forever if i so desired.

eddie: unimportant are all the things i can do. 'cause i can't get next to you.

i can't get next to you, babe. (no matter what i do)
i can't get next to you.
uh-ya

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chica boom, chica boom
chica boom, boom, boom

dennis: i can turn back the hands of time, you better believe i can.
i
otis: i can make the seasons change, just by waving my hand.
oh, i
eddie: i can change anything from old to new.
paul: the things i want to do the most, i'm unable to do.

dennis: unhappy am i with all the powers i possess. 'cause girl you're the key to my happiness.
eddie: and i

can't get next to you.

dennis:
girl, you're blowing my mind 'cause i can't get...(next to you)
can't you see these tears i'm crying? i can't get... (next to you)
girl, it's you that i need. i gotta get...(next to you)
can't you see these tears i'm crying? i can't get... (next to you)
i, i, i, i... i can't get...(next to you)
i, i, i, i... i can't get...(next to you)
girl, you're blowing my mind...