SHE'S AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET TO LOVING YOU
(Dallas Frazier / Arthur Leo Owens)


George Jones - 1970
Billy Walker - 1970
Hank Locklin - 1970
Charley Pride - 1974





Her hair should be a little darker
And her eyes should be a deeper blue
She's not perfect, but I'm happy I found her
'Cause she's as close as I can get to lovin' you

She doesn't know she's being used 
And it would break her heart in two
If she knew that she was playing a part I planned for you
I should be ashamed to love her the way that I do
But she's as close as I can get to lovin' you

You would approve of the way that she dresses
>From her ear-rings right down to her shoes
I taught her everything I remember
And she's as close as I can get to lovin' you

She doesn't know she's being used 
And it would break her heart in two
If she knew that she was playing a part I planned for you
I should be ashamed to love her the way that I do
But she's as close as I can get to lovin' you
Yes, she's as close as I can get to lovin' you






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2012)