To Understand
Living in a silent world a little deaf boy or girl
begins to learn with talking hands.
Finger spelling, signing words their little ears have never heard
You must be deaf to understand
Understand the hurt. Imagine the pain
of never hearing the sound of children laughing in the rain,
never listening to the music of your favorite band.
To never hear anything...
You must be deaf to understand.
Living in a darkened world a little blind boy or girl
must learn to see with tiny hands.
To feel the love on Mommy's face, read Doctor Seuss from a Braille page
You must be blind to understand
Understand the hurt. Imagine the pain
of never seeing a rainbow after the rain,
never watching the sun rise across this great land.
To never see anything...
You must be blind to understand.
Every day across this world special little boys and girls
begin their day in loving hands.
Special teachers, special schools that teach life's most important rule
You have to love to understand.
Understand the joy. Imagine if you can
The feeling you’ll get when you take a child’s hand
And lead them to a world that’s waiting just for them
It takes someone special. You have to love to understand
Yes you can be special, too.
If you only love you'll understand.
©1998 Rick Weaver
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