He's lookin' out the window, the tears run down his face He's tryin' to remember the things he'd like to say The jokes he used to tell them, the tales he used to spin He longs for just a moment to tell them once again He lost his voice last summer, now sittin' in this chair He handin' out a smile, he only gets a stare The lessons he could teach them, they'll never hear him say If only he could show them the way to live today He loved to say it, but he never got the chance The world all around wouldn't give a second glance Behind the silence there's a beating heart, it's true The voice of the silent is calling out to you Her tiny, little eyes are ginning up at me, Her hand around my finger She's alive and she can breathe But in a darkened alley an unborn baby's cry Is smothered as a mother signs away her child's life A million little voices that you may never hear A million precious heartbeats, does anybody care? So many take advantage of children in this land Behind the awful silence, will no one take a stand? They would tell you, but they never got the chance The world all around wouldn't give a second glance Behind the silence was a heartbeat, there's no doubt The voice of the silent too long has been shut out The old and the young, we toss them both away We're killing tomorrow, neglecting yesterday Who will stand up if you never do The voice of the silent is calling out to you The voice of the silent is calling out to you