Please Hear Me First

# Please Hear Me First **[Verse 1]** Before you make the choice for me, Before you decide what’s best, Please ask me what I’m thinking, Give my voice a little space. I might need time to answer, I might need things explained, But silence doesn’t mean agreement, And questions aren’t complaints. **[Pre-Chorus]** Talk with me, not over me, Let me understand. You’re here to give me support, Not take the wheel from my hands. **[Chorus]** **Please hear me first, Before you decide. Let me have a voice In the way I live my life.** Don’t assume you already know Everything that works for me. Ask the question, hear the answer, Give me choice and dignity. **Please hear me first.** **[Verse 2]** Maybe there are two good options, Maybe I can choose between. Maybe what seems tiny to you Means everything to me. Tell me when the plans are changing, Give me time to take it in. Working together from the start Is where good care should begin. **[Bridge]** I’m not difficult for asking. I’m not rude for saying no. I’m allowed to have preferences About where and when I go. If something really must be done, Explain the reason why. Respect grows from conversation, Not simply saying, “Because I said so.” **[Final Chorus]** **Please hear me first, Before you decide. I’m the person living On the other side.** Care for me, support me, Help whenever I need— But the strongest kind of caring Starts when somebody listens to me. **Please hear me first.** 💜