Be Gentle

[Verse 1]
You left your coat beside the chair
Rain running silver from the seams
I made a place and poured the tea
No need to tell me what it means

[Pre-Chorus]
I could count the words that hurt
Keep them folded in a drawer
Or meet you where the silence ends
And ask what we are waiting for

[Chorus]
Be gentle when the day goes wrong
Make room for what we cannot see
A little grace can carry us
From who we were to who we’ll be
I’ll hear the part you couldn’t say
You’ll let my rough edges be
We don’t have to win this moment
We can choose to set it free

[Verse 2]
Your hands were shaking by the sink
The old blue cup had lost its handle
You told the truth without a shield
I watched the stubborn anger settle

[Pre-Chorus]
Not every wound will close at once
Not every sorry makes it right
But we can start with honest words
And leave a lamp on through the night

[Chorus]
Be gentle when the day goes wrong
Make room for what we cannot see
A little grace can carry us
From who we were to who we’ll be
I’ll hear the part you couldn’t say
You’ll let my rough edges be
We don’t have to win this moment
We can choose to set it free

[Bridge]
Forgiving isn’t calling harm a kindness
It’s laying down the stone I carried here
It’s keeping what the lesson gave me
And making space for something else to grow

[Final Chorus]
Be gentle when the day goes wrong
Make room for what we cannot see
A little grace can carry us
From who we were to who we’ll be
I’ll hear the part you couldn’t say
You’ll let my rough edges be
We don’t have to win this moment
We can choose to set it free
We can choose to set it free