A Little Mercy

[Verse 1]
You left your coat
Across my chair
I saw the rain
Still in your hair
You said too much
I said too little
We stood between
The truth and brittle

[Pre-Chorus]
I could keep score
And lock the door
Or ask what hurt
Beneath the words

[Chorus]
A little mercy changes what we see
A little room for you, a little room for me
When I forgive, the hard ground turns to seed
One kinder choice can travel farther than we dream

[Verse 2]
You missed the call
I took it wrong
I built a wall
And held it long
Then you came back
With tired eyes
No grand excuse
Just honest tries

[Pre-Chorus]
I let you speak
I let it land
I do not have to understand
To take your hand

[Chorus]
A little mercy changes what we see
A little room for you, a little room for me
When I forgive, the hard ground turns to seed
One kinder choice can travel farther than we dream

[Bridge]
Not every wound disappears
Not every trust returns
But we can choose the next small thing
And let the next heart learn
A softer answer, passed along
A seat pulled close, a wrong made right
The smallest kindness leaves our hands
And keeps on moving through the night

[Final Chorus]
A little mercy changes what we see
A little room for you, a little room for me
When we forgive, the hard ground turns to seed
One kinder choice can travel farther than we dream
A little mercy, a little room
A better world begins with what we choose