Aaron Tippin – That’s as Close as I’ll Get to Loving You, is a song recorded by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was released in August 1995 as the lead-off single from the album Tool Box. It peaked at number one in the United States, and No. 10 in Canada. Paul Jefferson, who co-wrote the song, later recorded a rendition as the B-side to his 1996 debut single “Check Please.” It was written by Sally Dworsky, Jefferson and Jan Leyers.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an “eloquent and thoughtful expression of unrequited love.” She goes on to say that Gibson’s “fine production does justice to the lyric, and Tippin’s vocal reflects a broader range and more emotional depth than conveyed on previous outings.”
Aaron Tippin – That’s as Close as I’ll Get to Loving You
From the album Tool Box
B-side “She Feels Like a Brand New Man Tonight”
Released August 28, 1995
Genre Country
Length 3:16
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Sally Dworsky, Paul Jefferson, Jan Leyers
Producer(s) Steve Gibson
COUNTRYPEDIA
Aaron Tippin – That’s as Close as I’ll Get to Loving You Lyrics
Maybe we’ll never be seen together
At night on a crowded street
I may never reach across your body
And kill the light when you’re asleep
Maybe I’ll never watch you dressing
Or sound too familiar on the phone
But I can touch your hand that’s against me
And take that moment home
That’s as close as I’ll get to loving you
Even though there’s nothing else I’d rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I can scheme but still I know
That’s as close as I’ll get to loving you
I won’t be there when you need holding
But I’m sure that he can pull you through
But I can sing this song to everybody
And pretend it’s not about you
That’s as close as I’ll get to loving you
Even though there’s nothing else I’d rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I can scheme but still I know
That’s as close as I’ll get to loving you
That’s as close as I’ll get to loving you
Even though there’s nothing else I’d rather do
I can dream, I can hope, I can scheme but still I know
That’s as close as I’ll get to loving you
That’s as close as I’ll get to
Yeah that’s as close as I’ll get to
That’s as close as I’ll get to loving you
GENIUS
