They Don't Understand

                                  Mother riding on a city bus

Kids yelling kicking up a fuss

And everybody's staring

Not knowing what she's going through

Somebody said don't you even care

Do you let them do that everywhere

She slowly turned around, looked up and stared



She said "please forgive them

But they've been up all night

Their father struggled

But he finally lost his fight

He went to heaven

In the middle of the night

So please forgive my children

They don't understand"



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Everybody's busy with their own situation

Everybody's lost in their own little world

Bottled up, hurried up, trying to make a dream come true

They don't understand

Everybody's livin' like there ain't no tomorrow

Maybe we should stop and take a little time

Cause you never really know what your neighbors going through

They don't understand 



Man driving on the interstate

Slowing down traffic making everybody wait

And everybody's staring not knowing what he's going through

Somebody honked from the passing lane

Yelled out the window '"I ain't got all day"

The old man looked around and he caught his eye



He said "please forgive me

You know it's been a long life

My wife has passed away

And my kids don't have the time

I've been left all alone

And it's getting hard to drive

So please forgive me children

They don't understand"



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Man hanging on a wooden cross

Givin' everything to save the lost

And everybody's staring

Not knowing what he's going through

Somebody said "you don't have a prayer

If you're the king come on down from there"

The man just turned his head

Looked up and stared



He said "please forgive them

For they have not seen the light

But they'll come to know me

When I come back to life

And go to heaven

To make everything all right

So please forgive your children

They don't understand"

  

[Chorus]



Mother riding on a city bus

Kids yelling kicking up a fuss

And everybody's staring

Not knowing what she's going through