A Little More Room

[Verse 1]
You held the door when the rain came down
For a stranger carrying groceries through town
No one was watching, no prize to claim
Just a small human kindness without a name

[Pre-Chorus]
You can meet a face like a locked-up room
Or leave a little space for the truth to bloom

[Chorus]
Start with the good you cannot yet see
Give them the room you hope they give you and me
Respect is a seed in the hard-packed ground
Love is the choice to lay your weapons down
A life built on welcome can travel much farther
Than a heart that keeps asking who deserves an answer

[Verse 2]
You learned his name at the bus stop bench
She spoke too sharply, you still heard the sense
A rough first sentence, a tired reply
Can hide a whole story you haven't heard why

[Pre-Chorus]
You can draw the line before they begin
Or ask one more question and let a person in

[Chorus]
Start with the good you cannot yet see
Give them the room you hope they give you and me
Respect is a seed in the hard-packed ground
Love is the choice to lay your weapons down
A life built on welcome can travel much farther
Than a heart that keeps asking who deserves an answer

[Bridge]
It isn't saying every door stays wide
Or asking you to swallow every wrong
You can keep your boundaries, speak your truth
And still refuse to make contempt your home

[Final Chorus]
Start with the good you cannot yet see
Give them the room you hope they give you and me
Respect is a seed in the hard-packed ground
Love is the choice to lay your weapons down
A life built on welcome can travel much farther
Than a heart that keeps asking who deserves an answer

[Outro]
You held the door when the rain came down
A little more room, and the world turned around