Composer Billy Goldenberg was hired to write the theme music for UP THE SANDBOX. To help promote the film, the studio thought it would be a good idea if lyrics were added so I could sing it and they could release it as a record. While I thought the melody was beautiful, I decided against using any song over the end credits because I wanted people to leave the theatre thinking about the important woman's issues raised by the film. Alan and Marilyn Bergman wrote lyrics to it and the song became "If I Close My Eyes". But it never appeared on any of my albums (until Just For The Record). - Barbra Streisand

If I close my eyes I can fly, If I close my eyes If I close my eyes I can fly, I can drink the rain And taste the sky, I can catch the wind And make it mine Like the sun I shine. Suddenly a door Opens wide To a thousand paths I've never tried "Follow follow me" I hear them say And you'll find Your way Maybe dream's a dream So that we can see Just how real the dawn Can be. All the dawn can be Comes as no surprise If I simply close my eyes.