Bernie Drury
Season 2021 Episode 45 | 4m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Bernie Drury’s song "Reach Out" was inspired by a Florida State football player in 2016.
Bernie Drury’s song "Reach Out" was inspired by a news article about a wonderful gesture made by Florida State football player Travis Rudolph in 2016. A special needs boy at his school sat by himself at lunch every day. Travis starting sitting with him. The moral Bernie got from the story is, "Sometimes you can make a big difference in a person's life by simply sitting at their table."
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House Concert Series is a local public television program presented by WHYY
Bernie Drury
Season 2021 Episode 45 | 4m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Bernie Drury’s song "Reach Out" was inspired by a news article about a wonderful gesture made by Florida State football player Travis Rudolph in 2016. A special needs boy at his school sat by himself at lunch every day. Travis starting sitting with him. The moral Bernie got from the story is, "Sometimes you can make a big difference in a person's life by simply sitting at their table."
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(soft guitar music) ♪ See the lonely boy ♪ ♪ Sitting at a table by himself ♪ ♪ Who will help ♪ ♪ This lonely boy ♪ ♪ Has a way that he can cope ♪ ♪ Turns inside, away from hope ♪ ♪ Then no one knows ♪ ♪ He's a lonely boy ♪ ♪ Loneliness can be healed ♪ ♪ But it takes you ♪ ♪ And it takes me ♪ ♪ What will we do ♪ ♪ For this boy ♪ ♪ Let's join him at his table ♪ ♪ This lonely boy ♪ ♪ See the lonely girl ♪ ♪ She feels like no one hears her ♪ ♪ So she curls ♪ ♪ Inside her lonely world ♪ ♪ She's waiting for a hand to reach out ♪ ♪ Isn't this what we've been taught about ♪ ♪ Don't let time run out ♪ ♪ For this lonely girl ♪ ♪ Loneliness can be healed ♪ ♪ But it takes you ♪ ♪ And it takes me ♪ ♪ What will we do ♪ ♪ For this girl ♪ ♪ Let her share her story ♪ ♪ This lonely girl ♪ ♪ We've stopped looking up ♪ ♪ Forgotten what it means ♪ ♪ To look in someone's eyes and say ♪ ♪ You matter to me ♪ ♪ This can be a lonely place ♪ ♪ If everyone hides in their own space ♪ ♪ What a waste ♪ ♪ Such a lonely world ♪ ♪ Time for us make a stand ♪ ♪ Find someone who needs a helping hand ♪ ♪ That's the plan ♪ ♪ To heal this lonely world ♪ ♪ Loneliness can be healed ♪ ♪ But it takes you ♪ ♪ And it takes me ♪ ♪ Here's what we'll do ♪ ♪ For our world ♪ ♪ We can bring it to an end ♪ ♪ Let's bring it to an end ♪ ♪ If we all reach out to a friend ♪ ♪ It will be a better world ♪ (peaceful music)
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