Perhaps I’m not as healthy as I thought
When “getting by” starts to suit me
The race to win is only with myself
Will I somehow be held back if I were more honest
That reflections always scare me
I can never tell if they are what I should be seeing
I just wanna close my eyes
And banish every cynic
I just wanna close my eyes
And forget all the pain
I just wanna close my eyes
And reflect on lost innocence
‘Cause in a world like this
Sometimes you just wanna close your eyes
If only I were somehow better than I am
Would you still pass me on the street
Without so much as a second thought?
Suppose we faced reality for once
Is it so hard to believe I’m relieved
You were the one that finally took the first step?
I just have to close my eyes
And think of the martyr’s (what do I treasure?)
I just have to close my eyes
And remember what’s worth fighting for (the dollar ain’t that mighty)
I just have to close my eyes
And live for “amor verus” (what’s better than true love?)
‘Cause when the reasons aren’t so clear
Sometimes you just have to close your eyes
Close your eyes
To shut the world away
Close your eyes
When there is nothing more to say
Close your eyes
‘Cause this is the day
That I will thank the Lord for our love
Every time I pray
And when I close my eyes
We kiss ever so sweetly
And when I close my eyes
Your body is drifting over me
And when I close my eyes
All the sweetness I sense is you
‘Cause this is feelin’ like a dream
And I don’t even have to close my eyes
I supposed I see the irony in it all
That we chased after this all our lives
And now things are coming so easily
Now is the time for our hearts
To dance together in pure poetry
When our silence is saying more than our words
Now
When I close my eyes
I think about our future
When I close my eyes
The tears are now of joy
When I close my eyes
I laugh at the irony
‘Cause when I’m layin’ in your arms,
Somehow, I still wanna close my eyes
© 1999 by Ricky G.