I wrote this song in 1969, arranged an instrumental version of it in 2003 (while driving my big rig!) and finally recorded the vocal today! My inspiration was the English short story "The Open Window" by Saki (H.H. Munro)—a 1914 British tale that, other than the title, the song has no relationship. However, I'd toyed with the (impractical at the time) idea of making it into a movie, which meant it would need a theme song, which is what I wrote this to be.

What lies behind the open window?
What startling secret will you find?
If you should open up the sash and draw aside the drapes
And gaze into the open window of the mind?

What lies behind the open window?
What unsolved mystery out there lies?
If you will search the years throwing aside your tears
And look right through the open windows of the eyes?

You'll find there's memories of centuries of living
You'll find the pleasures gained from receiving and of giving
You'll see imagination strives to richen everybody's lives
And that the greatest good of all comes from forgiving.

What lies behind the open window?
If you search there, will you find your goal?
If you will only use your mind to utilize what you can find,
Then you'll find You beyond the windows of the soul.

As you look out, you're looking in
The world expresses what's within
And you'll find God within the window of the soul.