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Hal David Burt Bacharach

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Why do birds sud den ly ap pear ev 'ry time you are near?

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Just like me they long to be close to you. Why do

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stars fall down from the sky ev 'ry time you walk by?

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Just like me they long to be close to you.
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On the day that you were born the an gels got to geth er and de

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cid ed to cre ate a dream come true. So, they

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sprink led moon dust in your hair of gold and star light in your eyes of blue. That is
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why all the boys in town fol low you all a round.

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Just like me they long to be close to you.