I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes – English Lyrics

• By: Dierks Bentley

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

("I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes")

♪ Girl I've been waitin' on this long hard day to get over ♪

♪ So I can rest my head right here on your shoulder ♪

♪ I just wanna lay here and feel ya breathe ♪

♪ Listen to the rhythm of your heartbeat ♪

♪ And see where it leads ♪

♪ We're wide awake ♪

♪ But girl I wanna make you close your eyes ♪

♪ And say my name ♪

♪ Like only you can say it and hold me tight ♪

♪ All I need is only you and me alone tonight ♪

♪ I wanna make you close your eyes ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ You can make me work for it girl if you want to ♪

♪ Just leave a trail for me to follow you into the bedroom ♪

♪ And if you need a little bit of help from me ♪

♪ Babe there's not a button that I can't reach ♪

♪ Let's see where it leads ♪

♪ We're wide awake ♪

♪ But girl I wanna make you close your eyes ♪

♪ And say my name ♪

♪ Like only you can say it and hold me tight ♪

♪ All I need is only you and me alone tonight ♪

♪ I wanna make you close your eyes ♪

♪ I wanna take you somewhere out there ♪

♪ Till the world fades out of sight ♪

♪ We're wide awake ♪

♪ But girl I wanna make you close your eyes ♪

♪ And say my name ♪

♪ Like only you can say it and hold me tight ♪

♪ Just hold me tight ♪

♪ All I need is only you and me alone tonight ♪

♪ Yeah, I wanna make you close your eyes, oh oh ♪

♪ I wanna make you close your eyes, oh oh ♪

♪ Girl, I wanna make you close your eyes ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place until something happens or someone arrives
rest /rɛst/ A1	verb - to relax or sleep in order to become refreshed noun - a period of relaxing or sleeping
lay /leɪ/ A2	verb - to put something down gently or carefully
breathe /briːð/ A1	verb - to take air into the lungs and then send it out again
listen /ˈlɪsən/ A1	verb - to give one's attention to a sound
rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ B1	noun - a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
lead /liːd/ A2	verb - to guide or show the way noun - the position or advantage of being ahead
awake /əˈweɪk/ A2	adjective - not sleeping
close /kloʊz/ A1	verb - to move something so that it covers an opening
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to have or keep something in your hand or arms
tight /taɪt/ A2	adjective - fixed firmly and closely
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to do a job or activity noun - a job or activity
trail /treɪl/ B1	noun - a series of marks or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something verb - to follow behind someone or something
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to become less strong or distinct
button /ˈbʌtən/ A1	noun - a small disc or knob used to fasten clothing
reach /riːtʃ/ A1	verb - to stretch out an arm or hand to touch or grasp something

Key Grammar Structures

• Girl I've been waitin' on this long hard day to get over

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'I've been waitin' on' uses the Present Perfect Continuous to emphasize the duration of the action (waiting) up to the present moment.

• So I can rest my head right here on your shoulder

  ➔ Modal Verb (can)

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used to express ability or possibility in the context of resting the head on the shoulder.

• I just wanna lay here and feel ya breathe

  ➔ Modal Verb (wanna)

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a colloquial contraction of 'want to,' used here to express desire in a casual tone.

• And see where it leads

  ➔ Bare Infinitive

  ➔ The bare infinitive 'see' is used after the conjunction 'and' to indicate a following action.

• But girl I wanna make you close your eyes

  ➔ Modal Verb (wanna) + Object Pronoun (you)

  ➔ The modal verb 'wanna' is combined with the object pronoun 'you' to express a desire directed at the listener.

• All I need is only you and me alone tonight

  ➔ Emphasis with 'All...is'

  ➔ The structure 'All I need is...' is used to emphasize what is most important (being alone with 'you').

• You can make me work for it girl if you want to

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence, indicating a possible situation and its result ('if you want to, you can make me work for it').

• Let's see where it leads

  ➔ Let's (Contraction of 'Let us')

  ➔ 'Let's' is a contraction of 'let us,' used to make a suggestion or proposal in a friendly manner.