well i know your life has been hard i see it in your eyes and i feel it in your heart when your eyes move down to the floor and your mouth changes shape and your voice sounds sore i can hold you close in my arms and tell you that you re special and that you treasure such great charms and that you always keep my heart full but i m hardly speaking a word i m hardly speaking a word and i know these things should be heard but i m hardly speaking a word and your struggle never changes me i ll never be able to see the things you see they say that you see things differently just because it s different doesn t mean it can t be free but i m hardly speaking a word i m hardly speaking a word so i wonder what do they know maybe the problem is me not letting go of a little boy who s smarter than me who can t sit still and sees things differently and i m yelling when i should be whispering i m pushing when i should be carrying and i don t understand anything i ve heard i should be yelling i love you but i m hardly speaking a word so i wonder what do i know maybe the problem is me not letting go of a little boy who s smarter than me who can t sit still and sees things differently and i m yelling when i should be whispering and i m pushing when i should be carrying and i don t understand anything i ve heard i should be yelling i love you i should be yelling i love you i should be yelling i love you but i m hardly speaking a word