Smith, Mindy - Closer Lyrics






The water is deep and the river wide
My face to the wind against the tide
This boat is small and the night is black
The storm is raging but I won't turn
Back to the shallows where I ran aground
In the muck, in the mire of the shame and doubt
And all the lies that they ever told
I'll be damned if the devil's gonna sink my soul

I'm getting close, closer
I can almost touch the north star
I'm getting close, closer
This little boat's the hand of God

The water is deep and the river wide
There's a porch light burning on the other side
I can hear my name sung sweet and low
The voice of my mother calling me home
Beyond the limits of my mortal mind
Where grace abounds and love is blind
These old bones are gonna disappear
With the hate, the worry and all my fear

I'm getting close, closer
I can almost touch the north star
I'm getting close, closer
This little boat's the hand of God

I'm getting close, closer
I can almost touch the north star
I'm getting close, closer
This little boat's the hand of God
This little boat's the hand of God





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  1. A.... L....

    The guitars has an incredible sound ,sounds a bit like traditional folk and a bit like country too the guitars, her voice is perfect

  2. E.... M....

    Mindy......THIS IS NEW ANTHEM!!!

  3. H.... C....

    Mindy is an incredible artist..evey song is she writes is brilliant.!!

  4. j.... ....

    An old-time favorite artist of mine. Since MySpace already ("Come to Jesus" was a favorite song back then - not so much for the orthodox Jesus but for the humane Jesus). This song too has - like all those songs - the charisma of this incredible warm voice. Oh and by the way - while in my dark hours I may like Nine Inch Nail's song "Closer" (we all need a portion of catharsis every now and then after all), Mindy Smith's "Closer" is kind of... a lot more closer, if you know what I mean.

  5. T.... ....

    Lovely God-given voice ! 

  6. u.... b....

    What a voice..i saw Ruth Moody a few months ago and asked her about u! U have an awesome voice Mindy...

  7. A.... ....

    What a wonderful song. Great feel and amazing soulful country voice. Sounds like a radio hit.
    Cheers..!!

  8. R.... ....

    You are amazing Mindy and such a blessing to the music world. I have all your albums and listen to them all the time. When will you be in Nebraska?

  9. k.... ....

    Thats a beautiful gift, sooooooooo glad your use-ing it to His Glory.....

  10. I.... N....

    so loving her new record. she's an insanely talented song writer.

  11. S.... E....

    Love love love Mindy Smith. She's in Denver tonight and I'm going to see her. Can't wait. :)

  12. B.... E....

    love her voice, its awesome!!

  13. P.... A....

    It's nice to see Mindy back and she delivered another great album, as usual.

  14. j.... ....

    Fantastic voice, fantastic talent.

  15. J.... C....

    Love the video. Love the singing. Love the banjo. Love the melody. If this is an indication of what's on the album then I can't wait to hear the rest of it!

  16. M.... H....

    LOVE U MUSIC...

  17. C.... R....

    I wish you all the success in the world. We, my girls and I, have loved you since hearing your song Come to Jesus and have seen you twice in concert. You are one of the few contemporary artists who can make me cry! Hope to hear more!!

  18. a.... ....

    Wonderful...

  19. J.... D....

    Great! You are amazing beautiful angel.

  20. R.... T....

    Oops, how about that instead of Tuesday.

  21. R.... T....

    Why can't I hear you on my local radio instead of these country/pop people Tuesday over saturates the airwaves?

  22. O.... S....

    A little corn of gold, from Mindy.

  23. J.... M....

    Wow, great video, really brings the lyrics to life, this song has that same ache, emotion like "One Moment More" from that first CD, 8 years ago.

  24. B.... B....

    Lovely song, great vid! xx

  25. D.... ....

    Hi Mindy...another awesome video...I fell in Love with your voice a few years back and made my first trip to Nashville to see you perform Live...then i fell in Love with that music city and go back every chance i get so i thank you for bringing me there...Darrell :)

  26. J.... L....

    Beautiful! Great job! Love all the candles.

  27. d.... ....

    Great video and song.
    Mindy, I love you.

  28. a.... ....

    Great stuff...

  29. b.... ....

    Awesome!

  30. B.... D....

    Hello,Mindy.
    Wow, great tune / video. Shared, and favorited!

  31. s.... ....

    Another jewel from the gem that is Mindy !

  32. I.... E....

    Love it Mindy! =)