Story Behind The Song

Disability awareness, inclusion, diversity tribute to my late son Shane.

Lyrics

When You Look at Me (Shane's Song)
Music and Lyrics by Lynda Dobbin-Turner and John Neil Martin

V1
When you look at me
Don't just see what your eyes see
A body that won't listen to my will
If you'd look inside
Very soon you'd realize
There's a fire that these struggles cannot kill

Chorus
See my heart, see my spirit
See the light that shines in me
See the love I could offer
Or the friend that I might be
All I ask when you're looking
Please don't only see
What it is that your eyes alone see

V2
And when you talk with me
Know there's words that I can't say
They're in me
But they're locked so deep inside
And it's not that I don't know
And it is not that I don't care
And you would know that if you'd look me in the eyes

Chorus
Hear my heart, hear my spirit
Hear the voice that hides in me
Hear the love I could offer
Or the friend that I might be
All I ask when you're with me
Please don't only hear
Just those words
That can't land upon your ears

Refrain
The way we travel's different
But this road we're on is the same
And if you'll journey with me a while
You'll be glad you came
'Cause there are gifts we both can offer
And there are lessons we could share
But you're never going to know that
If you won't meet me halfway there

V3
So, spend some time with me
You'll get to know just who I am
Know my laugh, know my smile
Know my soul
I can listen if you need
If you have secrets I will keep them
Or simply sit and be a hand to hold

Chorus
Know my heart, know my spirit
Know this light that shines in me
Know the love I will offer you
And the friend that I will be
All I ask when you're with me
Open up your heart and see
All those things that make up the whole of me
And don't only see what it is
Your eyes see
There's more to me
When you look at me