[Verse 1]
You would've been proud of me
I did everything you asked
It was a wonderful party
There were tears, there was laughter
And after I got home
I got the lights just right
And I put that record on
And danced to our favorite song

[Chorus]
So long live the old days
Your kiss in the doorway
You're close to me always
Close to me always
Gone is the old pain
You're on to the next place
Your love fills this whole space
Stay close to me, baby
Close to me always

[Verse 2]
Sometimes I can't leave our bed
In the mornin' when I wake
To fix my own cup of coffee
All these years, you would make it
It's like I'm waitin' for you to come home
I shut the blinds so tight
And I put that record on
And danced to our favorite song
[Chorus]
So long live the old days
Your kiss in the doorway
You're close to me always
Close to me always
Gone is the old pain
You're on to the next place
Your love fills this whole space
Stay close to me, baby
Close to me always

[Bridge]
Yeah
They say the good Lord laughs
When we make plans
So, baby, here's to us
For lovin' when we had the chance
So long live the old days
Your kiss in the doorway
You're close to me always
Close to me always

[Chorus]
Gone is the old pain (Gone)
You're on to the next place (You're on)
Your love fills this whole space (You fill it up)
Stay close to me, baby
Close to me always (Close to me always)
[Outro]
Hmmm-hmm
You would've been so proud of me