Listen

Verce 
When I ask you to listen to me ,
And you start giving advice ,
You have not done what I asked .

When I ask you to listen to me and ,
You begin to tell me why I shouldn't 
Feel that way , you are trampling on
My feelings 

When I ask you to listen to me and 
You feel you have to do something 
To solve my problem, you  have failed me , 
Strange as that may seem. 

Chorus 
Listen all I asked was that you listen , 
Not talk or do , just hear me 

Verse 
Advice is cheap , twenty five cents 
will get you both  Dear Abby and Billy Graham in the newspaper.

And I can do that myself, 
I'm not helpless 
Maybe  discouraged and faltering ,
But not helpless.

When you do something for me 
That I can and need to do for myself 
You contribute to my fear and weakness .

Chorus 
Listen all I asked was that you listen ,
Not to talk  or do . Just hear me ...

Verse
But when you accept as a simple fact that I do feel what I feel , no matter how irrational , it may seem easier for me to 
Quit trying to convince you and I can get about the business of understanding what's behind  the seemingly irrational feeling.

And when that's clear  the answers are obvious and I don't need advice. 
Feelings make sense and are respectable ,
When we understand  what's behind them .

Perhaps why prayer works , sometimes for some people , is because  God is mute and
Doesn't give advice , or try to fix things..

Those who care enough to just listen, communicate that they have faith that
That you can work things out for yourself .
So please listen and just hear me and if 
You want to talk , wait a minute for your turn , and I'll listen to you .

Chorus 
Listen, all I asked is that you listen , not talk , or do, just hear me . 

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