Closer to Heaven

<br>(lead vocal - eric woolfson)<br><br><br><br>Rising and falling lighter than air<br><br>Silently calling no one is there<br><br>Oh, bird that is flying so high and so free<br><br>Closer to heaven than you and me<br><br><br><br>Voices of strangers keep me from sleep<br><br>Guardian angels watch over the deep<br><br>A ship that is sailing way out to the sea<br><br>Closer to heaven than you and me<br><br><br><br>Visions of rain fall out of blue skies<br><br>Rivers of tears fall out of dry eyes<br><br>Answer my question tell me no lies<br><br>Is this the real world or a fools paradise? <br><br><br><br>Wind that is blowing so wild and so free<br><br>Closer to heaven than you and me<br><br><br><br>Closer to heaven longing to be<br><br>Closer to heaven than you and me<br><br><br><br>Visions of rain fall out of blue skies<br><br>Rivers of tears fall out of dry eyes<br><br>Answer my question tell me no lies<br><br>Is this the real world or a fools paradise? <br><br><br><br>Love that lies sleeping wakes in the night<br><br>Secrets for keeping that wont see the light<br><br>I look to the future and I hope it will be<br><br>Closer to heaven than you and me<br><br><br><br>Closer to heaven longing to be<br><br>Closer to heaven than you and me