Close Your Eyes
Kenny Burrell Jimmy Raney Lyrics

The lyrics of Kenny Burrell/Jimmy Raney's song Close Your Eyes talk about an intense love that the singer has for someone who is planning on going back to New Orleans. The singer pleads with his lover, asking her not to leave him behind. He loves her so much that he is willing to walk as far as New Orleans with her, just so that he can be by her side. He even goes on to say that if she must leave, he will be like a ball and chain, waiting for her to come back to him.

The verse "now don't you call my name" suggests that the woman's decision to leave has a lot to do with the singer's own actions. He has probably caused some kind of disturbance or hurt the woman, and now she is leaving as a consequence. The singer is remorseful and is willing to do anything to win back his lover's trust. The final verse talks about someone who has been incarcerated and has now escaped his confinement. The singer compares himself to this person because he, too, is bound by his love for the woman and will follow her until she is no longer in his life.

Overall, the song is a heartfelt plea for love and a reminder that true love means being there for someone through thick and thin.