Never Too Close Lyrics

Lyric discussion by matt110178 

Cover art for Never Too Close lyrics by Gordon Lightfoot

It’s a song about a relationship blurring the lines between the sexual and platonic, with predictably disastrous consequences. But ultimately, the narrator clearly considers it an experiment worth making, since they “meant no one no harm.”

Positive
Subjective
Enjoyment
Relationships
Boundaries
Experimentation
Consequences
Intentions