The first track on Nat’s live mixtape 2 Rowdy 4 Dennys, Intro (My Eyes Are Going Anyway) starts out with a clipped sample of a story being read, before it cuts off abruptly and transitions just as abruptly into a live performance of the early demo of My Eyes Are Going Anyway. Interestingly, a majori...
[Intro]
(scrambled)
—five minutes! Then each kid took a present and went right out the door.
"Phew," said the mother, "I'm glad that's over."
"Phew," said the father, "I'm glad that's over to—
[Verse]
—I had the years, then I surely would
Because I'd master what was loved today
My eyes are going anyway
[Bridge]
I wouldn't have it any other way
It isn't easy to elaborate
I hope I haven't given any pain
But I'd never do it again
[Outro]
I saw my friends, the date of 50 years
Started from the soul, and reduced to tears
What used to flourish now is turned to grey
My eyes have gone away
(applause)