Expert: BethB - 11/20/2009

Question
I heard a song a year or so ago about not judging others because you don't know what their hidden sufferings are. It listed several circumstances, and the only one I remember was a quiet lady (or man) on a bus with his/her kids going crazy. People were starting to get annoyed but came to discover the spouse had just died and that was why the other parent wasn't keeping them quiet. They were in the middle of their own grief. It was hidden sorrow that people jumped on without thinking there might be a reason for their apparent lack of parenting. It is a nice song reminding us all not to jump to judgment of others. Does that sound like anything you remember? Thank you!

Answer
Hi Meredith!  I think the song you're looking for is Sawyer Brown's "They Don't Understand."  Here's a link to the video and the lyrics.  Hope this helps!
--Beth

http://www.yallwire.com/player/sawyerbrowntheydontunderstand.html?detect_mediaty...

Artist: Sawyer Brown
Song: 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
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 honked from the passing lane
Yellin' out the window, 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 its 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 starin' not knowin' what he's going through
Somebody said you don't have a prayer
If you were king, come 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 all right
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