You Can Close Your Eyes

This song was a lullaby to me when i was really little! i cant believe more people havent commented i guess its not a popular song.. but its still awesome and really pretty

This song was a lullaby for me too! My dad and I still continue to listen to it today. This song is one of my favorites and it is so beautiful.

This is th esong that my brother and my mom danced to at my brother's wedding. It still makes me cry when I hear it.

This is the first time I've heard it and I think it is wonderful. I love how it is written in first person point of view as if it is a letter to someone very close to the singer. These types of songs are much more personal; another good example of this type is four strong winds.

It sounds to me like the singer is directing this towards someone very close to him, but not a partner. The singer in this case sounds like he had some bad times previously maybe due to a love interest, but now he is reassuring someone close to him that he is no longer in a bad way and recognizes that better times are ahead. By telling this person they could sing the song when they are gone, he is saying that although there will be sadness in his absence the person should remember there will be better times ahead and they will meet again someday. The singer achnowledges that he has a limited time-span in this context, and that the other person will be alone after he is gone.

The person who is afraid to close their eyes in this song could be afraid that they are going to lose the singer.

"And no one's gunna take that time away, you can stay as long as you like...."

It's a song of reassurance. Simply wonderful.

Although I have no idea what JT was thinking about when he wrote this song, to me it is a lullaby from a parent to a child. The parent is putting the child to sleep and telling him/her it's ok to close her eyes, as many children are afraid of the dark or being alone. At the same time, it is the parent creating a memory for the child, and assuring her that even after the parent has passed on - many years from now - that it is ok for the child to close her eyes and sleep, and be comforted by the memory of the parent's love. Luckily, there are sure to be many days between now and then that the parent and child can enjoy together.

Of course I am biased because my mom use to sing it to me when she put me to sleep, and I can't hear it without thinking of her!

This is the prettiest song, and the lyrics are so beautiful. It's saying that you can be at ease because in a changing world, there's still love. We sing this in dell at the camp I go to, and after the first time I sang it, I loved it. James Taylor writes so many good songs like this

JT at his best. Cheers to those who still admire the music and the man.

This is one of my favorite songs EVER! Makes me happy and sad at the same time. When I went to JT live, this was the song he ended with, and it was perfect! Wish more people knew this one.

This is my abosolute favorite song. Listening to it through headphones is incredible. In the middle you hear the main vocal with a background vocal on each side(both JT). The way he uses harmonies and inflection is amazing.

best james taylor song EVER. he played it this summer...sooo goood i was crying! god i love this man and he WILL sing this at my wedding :) im excited!!!