Song Description
Facing a classroom full of students, their souls are hidden from us.
Let's open up to hear and help to guide their inner desires.
| Song Length |
4:45 |
Genre |
Folk - General |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Subject |
General |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
You can teach how to learn, but did you learn how to teach?
It's not the pencil or the book, but just how far you reach.
Extend that arm and move towards him, look in his eyes and see,
What raises his brow,
What makes him tick,
What signs he'll decree.
"My way's never right",
"Go north, go east, go west".
"It's south I want", he thought, that was his true request.
"What kind of fruits and vegetables, would you like today"?
"It's hamburger and chips I want", but knew he couldn't say.
Chorus:
"I can't, I don't, I won't", were the words that he felt most.
"I'm bored, ignored, I quit!" Was how he used to boast.
"Those kids in school still bugging me, won't let me in their game".
"Just choose your friends more carefully, you know you're not the same!"
"We're going on a trip to Uncle David and Aunt Ray",
"Yeah, hurray", he said, but truly wanted just to stay.
Chorus
It's summer, camp's around the corner, swimming, skiing, lot's of courses.
Running, jumping, racing, winning, but he just wants the horses.
New school,
"They're huge, I'll never grow", was how he viewed the change.
"Don't worry it's genetic, no need to feel so strange".
Chorus
Well the years flew by unnoticed,
he joined the fathers and the mothers.
He was bored, ignored, he quit his life,
but lived it out for others.
So if you want to teach,
Go meet that child,
Look beyond the outer shell.
Look for that inner voice,
Their simple choice,
The one THEY know so well!
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