Taklamakan Desert to regard the Taklamakan Desert as separate and independent from the Gobi Desert region to its east. The People's Republic of China has constructed two cross-desert highways. The Tarim Desert Highway links the cities of Hotan (on the southern edge) and Luntai (on the northern edge), and the Bayingol to Ruoqiang road crosses the desert to the east. In recent years, the desert has expanded in some areas, its sands enveloping farms and villages as a result of desertification. The Golmud-Korla Railway (presently, under construction; expected completion time, 2019) will cross the Taklamakan as well. Because it lies in the
When You Lie Next to Me (song) When You Lie Next to Me (song) "When You Lie Next to Me" is the title of a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Kellie Coffey. It was released in December 2001 as the lead-off single and title track from her album "When You Lie Next to Me". To date, it is Coffey's only Top 10 hit on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Coffey wrote this song with J.D. Martin and Trina Harmon. "When You Lie Next to Me" is a country ballad, backed by piano and strings with steel guitar fills.