The Gift

Lyrics

The Teacher visits the Father, bringing him some surprising news about his son [Teacher] I'm glad you could meet me I'm here about your son I've never seen a mind like his Especially so young He's got a gift for numbers Never known before An outstanding genius Who shouldn't be ignored [Father] You must be mistaken He's useless and he's weak I see no sign of genius The boy can hardly speak He just sits there lifeless For hours at a time No expression on his face His eyes staring into space [Teacher] How can you be so heartless? There must be so much more that we can do [Father] Who are you to judge me? You don't even know what we've been through! [Teacher] Just give him more attention You'll see there's more to him than meets the eye [Father] Fine, I'll try to help the child Better not be wasting my time!