Why didn't anyone believe
A single word when you said it was
It was your father's friend
Your only fourteen, life goes on
Who knows you probably brought this on yourself
It's better not to tell
Mother, mother
How many tears have you cried
Mother, I will listen to you tonight
To the truth
Mother how many years before you could breathe
Mother I won't turn away when you speak
I'm listening, I'm listening
To a daughter now it happens to
Freshman year, he’s waiting in your bed
He's supposed to be a friend
You try to forget the way you felt
You fought but he forced himself on you
He left you black and blue
Sister why did nobody trust your cry
Sister I will listen to you tonight
To the truth
Sister you are braver than you believe
Together we will find a way to healing
I’m listening, I’m listening
And brother where could you go
Honestly we don’t know what to do
When a teacher takes what he took from you
And brother where could you run
Shame turned you silent and made a prison
Could you learn to speak again
If we were only listening
Brother there is freedom for you to cry
Brother I will listen to you tonight
To the truth
Brother I pray you can begin to breathe
Brother please don’t, don’t be afraid to speak
I’m listening, I’m listening, oh
I’m listening, I’m listening
Yeah, I’m listening
