Rising from the Wheelchair

Seventeen and lost my footing on the floor

Dad saw me fall and ran right out the door He called

the sirens, flashing red and white

We hit the local ER in the night

They took the X-ray,

saw it snapped in two

Iowa City was the only thing to do

Next morning, eight o'clock,

the surgery table

Woke up to staring eyes,

confused and unable (where am I now)

And they laugh at me,

they laugh at me

'Cause my wheels won't let me stand

Yeah, they laugh at me,

they laugh at me

In this unfamiliar land

But I'll find my way back home

Physical therapy, learning how to stand

Trying to move across a heavy,

stubborn land

Back to school on the bus,

wheelchair bound

Struggling on the ramp,

with people gathered round (it hurts so bad)

I cried every single day from all the pain

And the cruel voices pouring down like rain

But we threw a party on my very final day

In Charles City School,

we rolled the pain away

We had fun on the wheels,

yeah In Charles City School

We rolled away (we made it through)