A Little Room Between

[Verse 1]
Your blue cup stayed beside the sink
A chipped white moon I couldn’t move
I let the quiet harden up
And called that distance something true

[Pre-Chorus]
Then your note came through the door
Two plain lines, no grand defense
I read them once, then once again
And felt the lock give way a little

[Chorus]
I can forgive you, not erase
The words that landed, the time it takes
I’ll leave a little room between
The hurt we had and what we mean
I can forgive you, step by step
Keep what I learned, release the debt
Not every wound becomes a wall
We can begin without denying it all

[Verse 2]
At breakfast, steam crossed the window glass
You asked if I still take my tea plain
I said yes, and you remembered
Small kindness found its way again

[Pre-Chorus]
No speech could make the past unwind
No promise makes the bruise depart
But listening is a hand held out
And honesty can start a heart

[Chorus]
I can forgive you, not erase
The words that landed, the time it takes
I’ll leave a little room between
The hurt we had and what we mean
I can forgive you, step by step
Keep what I learned, release the debt
Not every wound becomes a wall
We can begin without denying it all

[Bridge]
Forgiveness isn’t saying it was fine
Or handing back the trust before it’s earned
It’s setting down the stone I carried home
And choosing what tomorrow might return

[Final Chorus]
I can forgive you, not erase
We’ll meet the truth at our own pace
I’ll leave a little room between
The hurt we had and what we mean
I can forgive you, step by step
Keep what I learned, release the debt
Not every wound becomes a wall
We can begin, and still remember all

[Outro]
Your blue cup waits beside the sink
This time I let it stay