Dennis: Can turn a gray sky blue.
 Melvin: I can make it rain, whenever I wanted to.
 Oh, I
 Eddie: I can build a castle from a single grain of sand.
 Paul: I can make a ship sail, uh, on dry land.

 Dennis: But my life is incomplete and I'm so blue. 'Cause I can't get next to you.

 I can't get next to you, babe. (Next to you)
 I can't get next to you. (I just can't get next you)
 I can't get next to you, babe.
 I can't get next to you.

 I
 Dennis: Can fly like a bird in the sky.
 Eddie: Hey, and I can buy anything that money can buy.
 Oh, I
 Paul: I can turn a river into a raging fire.
 Melvin: I can live forever if I so desired.

 Eddie: Unimportant are all the things I can do. 'Cause I can't get next to you.

 I can't get next to you, babe. (No matter what I do)
 I can't get next to you.
 Uh-ya

 [Instrumental]

 Ooo-Ooo
 Ooo-Ooo
 Chica boom, chica boom
 Chica boom, boom, boom

 Dennis: I can turn back the hands of time, you better believe I can.
 I
 Otis: I can make the seasons change, just by waving my hand.
 Oh, I
 Eddie: I can change anything from old to new.
 Paul: The things I want to do the most, I'm unable to do.

 Dennis: Unhappy am I with all the powers I possess. 'Cause girl you're the key to my happiness.
 Eddie: And I

 Can't get next to you.

 Dennis:
 Girl, you're blowing my mind 'cause I can't get...(Next to you)
 Can't you see these tears I'm crying? I can't get... (Next to you)
 Girl, it's you that I need. I gotta get...(Next to you)
 Can't you see these tears I'm crying? I can't get... (Next to you)
 I, I, I, I... I can't get...(Next to you)
 I, I, I, I... I can't get...(Next to you)
 Girl, you're blowing my mind