Discover the story of the song > Close to You – Harry Connick, Jr.

The lyrics talk about how the protagonist feels when their romantic partner is near. They compare themselves to birds and stars that want to be close to their partner. It is also mentioned that the angels created their partner to be a dream come true with moon dust in their hair and starlight in their eyes. They mention that all the boys in town follow their partner because they also want to be close to her, just like the protagonist.