Text in front of a button

I have an object1 which is broken apart text on top of an object2 whose buttonMode is set to true. when i rollOver the object2 and my curser hits object1 and it sets the hand curser back to an arrow.
Is there a way to set object1 so that it wont be noticed by a rollOver. So that it wont disrupt the buttonMode of object2 below it?