
As quoted by Ned Rorem The Dick Cavett Show (PBS) (6 October 1981)
"Stand Up and Shout" on Holy Diver (1983)
Lyrics
As quoted by Ned Rorem The Dick Cavett Show (PBS) (6 October 1981)
“Sometimes what you want is right in front of you. All you have to do is open your eyes and see it.”
Source: All-American Girl
“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.”
Variant: Open your eyes, the Frenchman on the radio used to say, and see what you can with them before they close forever.
Source: All the Light We Cannot See
Original Sin
Song lyrics, Songs from the West Coast (2001)