When I Close My Eyes Lyrics by Jay Webb
There’s a special kinda peace on a piece of land
If you dig down deep enough in Alabama
It turned the who I wanna be into who I am
Every time a part of me is missing in my soul
I think about the summer breeze and how the river flows
It’s all I ever wanna be and that’s just where I go
It’s where I go
When I close my eyes I’m down in dixie
Picking switches from a tall oak tree
Lynn’s in the kitchen doing dishes and she’s waiting on me
God, I know it’s just a matter of time
Before I’m right back under them pines
When I close my eyes I’m out there sipping
Reminiscing on a back porch swing
I been around the world and, damnit, it ain’t never gon’ be
Nothing close to what I call my home
It’s every single thing I’m missing the most
When I close my eyes, when I close my eyes
Hm-mm-mm, hm-mm-mm
I keep a piece of the past in a picture frame
I could still hear you laugh when the crickets sing
Ain’t been back since you left, did you stay the same?
When I close my eyes I’m down in dixie
Picking switches from a tall oak tree
Lynn’s in the kitchen doing dishes and she’s waiting on me
God, I know it’s just a matter of time
Before I’m right back under them pines
When I close my eyes I’m out there sipping
Reminiscing on a back porch swing
I been around the world and, damnit, it ain’t never gon’ be
Nothing close to what I call my home
It’s every single thing I’m missing the most
When I close my eyes, when I close my eyes
There’s a special kinda peace on a piece of land
If you dig down deep enough in Alabama
It turned the who I wanna be into who I am
When I close my eyes I’m down in dixie
Picking switches from a tall oak tree
Lynn’s in the kitchen doing dishes and she’s waiting on me
God, I know it’s just a matter of time
Before I’m right back under them pines
When I close my eyes I’m out there sipping
Reminiscing on a back porch swing
I been around the world and, damnit, it ain’t never gon’ be
Nothing close to what I call my home
It’s every single thing I’m missing the most
When I close my eyes, when I close my eyes
