Closer Now Than Ever
Words and Music by David Mallett


It's not so much the leaving, but the hours and days before the leaving. One of my favorite songs, written by an old friend.


Let the stars fall down around us
Cover up your sleepy head
Let the shades of nights surround us
As we lie here in our bed
And I can see the candle burning
I can hear the night wind blow
So hold me closer now than ever…..Until I’m back out on the road

In this travelin’ life I’ve chosen
Must have been a million miles
I must have seen a million faces
Lookin’ homeward all the while
But the time we spend together
Is the time that goes so fast
So hold me closer now than ever
Because the time is slippin past

Let the stars fall down around us
Cover up your sleepy head
Let the shades of nights surround us
As we lie here in our bed
And I can see the candle burning
I can hear the night wind blow
So hold me closer now than ever…Until I’m back out on the road

Lookin’ for another sunrise
On a cold December day
And tomorrow I’ll be ridin’
On the make or break highway
But the time we spend together
Is like a gently rollin’ tide
And hold me closer now than ever
Until it’s time for me to ride

Let the stars fall down around us
Cover up your sleepy head
Let the shades of nights surround us
As we lie here in our bed
And I can see the candle burning
I can hear the night wind blow
So hold me closer now than ever…Until I’m back out on the road

©Cherry Lane Music, ASCAP