A mother riding on a city bus
Kids are yelling, kicking up a fuss
Everybody's staring, not knowing what she's going through
Somebody said, Don't you even care?
Do you let 'em 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
Everybody's busy with their own situation
Everybody's lost in their own little world
Bottled up, hurry it up, trying to make a dream come true
They don't understand
Everybody's living like there ain't no tomorrow
Maybe we should stop and take a little time
'Cause you never really know what your neighbor's going through
They don't understand

A man driving on the interstate
Slowing down traffic, making everybody late
Everybody's staring, not knowing what he's going through
Somebody hollered from the passing lane
Yelled out the window, "Hey, 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
Everybody's busy with their own situation
Everybody's lost in their own little world
Bottled up, hurry it up, trying to make a dream come true
They don't understand
Everybody's living like there ain't no tomorrow
Maybe we should stop and take a little time
'Cause you never really know what your neighbor's going through
They don't understand

A man hanging on a wooden cross
Giving everything to save the lost
Everybody's staring, not knowing what He's" going through
Somebody said, "You don't have a prayer
If you were 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
They'll come to know me when I come back to life
Go to heaven to make everything alright
So please forgive your children"

They don't understand
Everybody's busy with their own situation
Everybody's lost in their own little world
Bottled up, hurry it up, trying to make a dream come true
They don't understand
Everybody's living like there ain't no tomorrow
Maybe we should stop and take a little time
'Cause you never really know what your neighbor's going through
They don't understand

A mother riding on a city bus
Kids are yelling, kicking up a fuss
Everybody's staring, not knowing what she's going through

Copyright: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Writer(s): Dean Chance, Jeff Wood, Steve Miller, Teresa Chance