YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT TO LOOK AT ME by Barry Finn
Tune: Australian, Trad. "One of the Has Beens")

"You're not listening to me; are you deaf in both ears?
Don't you see what you've caused? have you been blind all these years?
Could you just give an answer, so I know you're not dumb?
For Christ's sake, you bird brain, has a cat got your tongue?”

Chorus:
I'm as cute as any other kid; I can run, jump & shout.
You wouldn't know it to look at me; At times I can't work things out.
I'm not stupid; I'm not lazy; I try very hard.
With a little compassion, I could go pretty far.

Well, school is a torture; the teasing won't quit.
My thoughts go off track and my aide has a fit.
There are some things I excel in, so much that I'm bored.
You wouldn't know it to look at me; it takes all that I'm worth.

The kids scorn & laugh at me; I don't have a friend.
You can feel my heart break; I wonder when this will end.
The mistreatment & abuse I take, it's really a crime,
But I'm told to ignore it, though it happens all of the time.

Chorus:

I know it's hard on my family; I can't change a thing.
The aunts & uncles blame it on my folks & say it's poor upbringing.
The love & affection others get all the time,
I only hear people yell at me when I ask where is mine.

I never feel comfort, no shoulder, no hug.
A system to support me was pulled out like a rug.
If you can't understand this, you may be worse off than me,
But I won't hold it against you cause you're deaf & can't see.

Chorus:

I may be mildly autistic or just plain O.C.D.
I may twitch with Tourette's, or have A.D.D.
If you see me cross my eyes, instead of my T's
You wouldn't know it to look at me that I have special needs.

Chorus:

Copyright Barry Finn 1998

Hi Brucie. Good Luck with hunting them down. I remember quite awhile back there was a thread on this.

Barry