Sittin' on the porch as the rain comes down I'm a mixed up mind in a mixed up town Without you, uh, huh Carryin' a torch for the one I love It's a hell on earth with no chance for love Without you, uh, huh This close to Heaven, I was this close to Heaven The band plays on but the tune's all wrong I've been up all night, I've been down too long Without you, uh, huh A sentimental fool with a schoolboy drool There ain't nothin' right, there ain't nothin' cool Without you, uh, huh This close to Heaven, I was this close to Heaven I was this close to Heaven, yeah, I was this close to Heaven My heart won't slow down, no my heart (Won't slow down) This close to Heaven, I was this close to Heaven I was this close to Heaven, yeah, I was this close to Heaven My heart won't slow down, my heart won't slow down My heart won't slow down, no, my heart won't slow down