One of my Dad’s former students, Ryan Berkowitz, reached out to me several months ago to help provide something for my project. She is a songwriter and wrote a song about my dad. She is hoping to use it in an upcoming musical about teaching and teachers. I can’t wait to see how that comes out. I believe it’ll be a great musical but then again I am my fathers daughter and LOVE musical theatre.
Here is a youtube video of her singing the song:
Here are the lyrics:
Whenever I Raise My Hand
Verse:
There’s a man on a stool, clever and cool,
Clarifying each rule, whenever I raise my hand.
There’s a man on a thrown, he is wise he has shown me,
How to chart the unknown, whenever I raise my hand.
Chorus:
Raise it high! To the sky! Raise it long! Raise it strong.
Verse:
There’s a man on a quest and he says he will not rest,
Till we do our best, whenever we raise our hands.
There’s a man by a board, his chalk a mighty sword,
Tellin’ us to strike a chord whenever we raise our hands.
Extended Chorus:
Raise ’em one more time! To the sunshine!
Raise ’em far, to a star.
Follow his, borrow his, motto tomorrow is,
Not too far away girls and boys.
Verse:
There’s a man in a storm, out of breath and warm,
He bends his tired form, whenever I raise my hand.
There’s a man who is feigning, there’s a man who is waning,
Am I draining him whenever I raise my hand?
Chorus:
Run and help the man, with the lesson plan.
Listen for when he calls, catch him before he falls.
Bridge:
With one foot in the crowd, this man is in a cloud; he pushes far too much, to reach people he can’t touch. He is hard on his heart, he’s supposed to be so smart.
Verse:
Where’s the man on the chair, with knowledge to spare?
It echoes down the stair, whenever I raise my hand.
Where’s the man upon that seat, behind the desk in his bare feet?
Our eyes will always meet, whenever I raise my hand.
Extended Chorus:
Where’s that man? Where’d he go? Tell me if you can? Do you know?
Follow his, borrow his, motto tomorrow is, not too far away girls and boys.
(words & music by Ryan Berkowitz / copyright – 2014)
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