Jeffrey is just six years old The biggest smile you ever say And there's so much I know he wants to say But Jeffrey couldn't speak to me in language I can understand But oh the thoughts his finger can convey. So I'm learning to speak with my hands I'm learning how to hear with my eyes So that I can understand What he wants to say to me. Sarah is my mother's age The dignity shines from her face There's so much about her life I'd like to learn She tries to read my lips But I can see frustration in her eyes And most of what she says I can discern. Repeat chorus I know she can't do it all my way But if I meet her halfway There's no telling what good friends She and I could be. No cane in her hand no chair identifies you Silent and visible your lives so much to offer and our hearing world denies you Seeing only handicap in the language of your signs.