IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT I HEAR

911 WHERE’S YOUR EMERGENCY

MY WIFE IS HAVING A BABY AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO

OK STAY CALM I AM GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO

IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT I HEAR

I HAVE HEARD THE FIRST BREATH TAKEN BY THE NEWBORN BABY

I HAVE HEARD THE LAST DYING BREATH TAKEN BY SOMEONE

I HAVE HEARD THE PLEADING CRY OF SOMEONE IN NEED

I HAVE HEARD THE AFTERMATH OF NATURES FURY

IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT I HEAR

CHORUS

I HAVE HEARD JOY , PAIN SORROW AND DESPAIR

I HAVE HEARD LOVE , HATE AND ANGER ALL IN ONE CALL

AT THE END OF EACH DAY I GO HOME WITH THE SOUNDS OF THE DAY STILL FRESH IN MY MIND

AND THE NEXT DAY PUT ON THE HEADSET AND DO IT AGAIN

911 WHERES YOUR EMERGENCY

MY SON HAS BEEN SHOT

I HAVE HEARD THE DESPAIR OF A MOTHER WHOSE SON IS DYING BY HER SIDE

I HAVE HEARD THE GRIEF OF A SON WHO HAS FOUND HIS PARENT HAS DIED

I HAVE HEARD THE RELIEF WHEN SOMEONE BEGINS BREATHING AGAIN

I HAVE HEARD THE CRIES OF CHILDREN LEFT ALONE AND SOMEONE IN THEIR HOUSE

IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT I HEAR

I HAVE HEARD THE CALL OF OFFICER NEEDS HELP

I HAVE HEARD THE CRYING OF THE ASSAULTED WIFE

I HAVE HEARD THE DESPAIR OF AN ENDING RELATIONSHIP

IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT I HEAR

CHORUS

I HAVE HEARD JOY , PAIN SORROW AND DESPAIR

I HAVE HEARD LOVE , HATE AND ANGER ALL IN ONE CALL

AT THE END OF EACH DAY I GO HOME WITH THE SOUNDS OF THE DAY STILL FRESH IN MY MIND

AND THE NEXT DAY PUT ON THE HEADSET AND DO IT AGAIN