Growing Up in a Wheelchair

Upstairs so lonely, he stares out the window
He watches the kids in the park
Shaking at night his hands pull out his chair
He's growing up in a wheelchair
There's so much silence and tension and darkness
His chest is so hollow with fear
Shaking and spastic and choking on air
He's growing up in a wheelchair
Growing up in a wheelchair

Communication is such a frustration
His thoughts and his words are not one
Angry and frightened with routine despair
He's growing up in a wheelchair
Growing up in a wheelchair

But when he looks way beyond what is real
He can fly, he can soar, he can touch, he can feel
Out of his cage, the nurse turns on the light
And there is his wheelchair

Marionette with the haywire strings
Face of ceramic is broken
Eyes are so glass, even nervous, they stare
He's growing up in a wheelchair
Up to the doctor and back down to earth
The straps on his arms are so heavy
Drooling and screaming, but no one is there
He's growing up in a wheelchair
Growing up in a wheelchair

But when he looks way beyond what is real
He can fly, soar, he can touch, he can feel
Out of his cage, he flies above the clouds
And he is so free
He has his wings like an angel in glory
No longer crippled from limbs that are faulty
He flies so high, the nurse turns on the light
And there is his wheelchair

He is a problem, a cripple, a burden
With no letting up from the pain
He is ignored and he's placed over there
He's growing up in a wheelchair
Where is his future and where is his past
With paralyzed powers of pain
Hell is so real, too confused to compare
He's growing up in a wheelchair
Growing up in a wheelchair

But when he looks way beyond what is real
He can fly, he can soar, he can touch, he can feel
Out of his cage, he flies above the clouds
And he is so free
He has his wings like an angel in glory
No longer crippled from limbs that are faulty
He flies so high, he watches the lights on the river
Far below
He can speak clearly and he can relate
And his thoughts and his words communicate
People will listen, the nurse turns on the light
And there is his wheelchair
The nurse turns on the light
And there is his wheelchair
The nurse turns on the light
And there is his wheelchair