Close My Eyes Forever

"Close My Eyes Forever" is a duet by Lita Ford with Ozzy Osbourne. Ford included the recording in her 1988 album Lita and remixed and released it as a single titled "Close My Eyes Forever (remix)." The song was written by Ford and Osbourne as the result of an accident in the studio during which they both drank heavily and inadvertently wrote the lyrics to the song together. This song is Ford's highest charting single, peaking at #8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1989. This song is also Osbourne's highest charting single of his solo career.

[Verse 1: Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne] Baby, I get so scared inside And I don't really understand Is it love that's on my mind Or is it fantasy? Heaven is in the palm of my hand And it's waiting here for you What am I supposed to do With a childhood tragedy? [Chorus: Ozzy Osbourne] If I close my eyes forever Will it all remain unchanged? If I close my eyes forever Will it all remain the same? [Verse 2: Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford] Sometimes, it's hard to hold on So hard to hold on to my dreams It isn't always what it seems When you're face to face with me Like a dagger, you stick me in the heart And taste the blood from my blade And when we sleep would you shelter me In your warm and darkened grave? [Chorus: Lita Ford] If I close my eyes forever Will it all remain unchanged? If I close my eyes forever Will it all remain the same? [Post-Chorus: Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne] Will you ever take me? No, I just can't take the pain Would you ever trust me? No, I'll never feel the same Oh [Instrumental Break 02:51-03:22] [Guitar Solo] [Bridge: Lita Ford] I know I been so hard on you I know I told you lies If I could have just one more wish I'd wipe the cobwebs from my eyes [Chorus: Lita Ford] If I close my eyes forever Will it all remain unchanged? If I close my eyes forever Will it all remain the same? Oh, yeah [Outro: Ozzy Osbourne] Close your eyes, close your eyes You gotta close your eyes for me