You're Nearer ~
1948 Version ( MGM Outtake )
You’re
nearer, than my head is to my pillow,
Nearer, than the
wind is to the willow.
Dearer, than the
rain is to the earth below,
Precious as the
sun to the things that grow.
You’re
nearer, than the ivy to the wall is,
Nearer, than the
winter to the fall is.
Leave me, but when
you’re away, you’ll know,
You’re
nearer, for I love you so!
~ from the 1940
Broadway Musical film version of "Too Many
Girls"
Music by
Richard Rodgers and lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Chappell & Co., Inc. ASCAP
Musical Direction: Lennie
Hayton
Orchestration: Conrad Salinger
Vocal Arrangements: Robert Tucker
Musical numbers staged and directed by: Robert Alton
Recorded May
4, 1948
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