Close My Eyes by Gloria Estefan (original lyrics)

If I could just close my eyes
See just what I wanted to see.
It would be much easier to live this life,
Thinking that it never really comes down
to me.

Sometimes I wanna close my eyes.
So I cant see time while its slipping away.
Were all walking a very fine line,
Until reality is somehow thrown in our face.

Bury it deep and maybe you wont feel
the pain.
But you cant let it go.
Down the line it will be back again.

If we could all close our eyes
To all the things we know that are wrong
We could live selfishly protected lives
Not even thinking about what we could
have done.

Say its not there and maybe it will go away
But the truth is it wont
Down the line it will be back again.

And rather than examine it
I think I better handle it
What good is it to close my eyes
Or tell myself another lie
Gotta get along somehow and sometimes
its easier.

Sometimes I have to close my eyes
And let you think you can make a fool out
of me.
But I set myself up each time
By trusting you so openly.

Bu tthats the way I wanna be, thats the way
I wanna be...