Leave a Little Room Inside

[Verse 1]
You came in carrying Monday on your face
I had a clever answer ready in its place
Then I saw your hands were shaking round the cup
So I let the silence say enough

You told me why the old road still feels safe
I named the parts that never fit my map
We stood there with our reasons in the air
And for a minute, neither had to win

[Pre-Chorus]
I can ask before I decide
I can leave a little room inside

[Chorus]
Tell me where it hurts, I’ll try to understand
I don’t have to see it just the way you can
We can disagree and still be kind
Your world is real, though it isn’t mine
No, I won’t make a lesson of your pain
Or use your hardest day to speak your name
I’ll meet you there, with open hands
And do my best to understand

[Verse 2]
You learned your truth in a different kind of home
I learned mine from the people I was shown
Both of us have missed what others meant
Both of us have words we should’ve left unsent

So when your voice gets sharp, I’ll take a breath
There’s more beneath the sentence than I guessed
And when I’m wrong, I’ll say it plain and clear
Not every change is something I should fear

[Pre-Chorus]
I can ask before I decide
I can leave a little room inside

[Chorus]
Tell me where it hurts, I’ll try to understand
I don’t have to see it just the way you can
We can disagree and still be kind
Your world is real, though it isn’t mine
No, I won’t make a lesson of your pain
Or use your hardest day to speak your name
I’ll meet you there, with open hands
And do my best to understand

[Bridge]
Nobody gets the whole story
From the doorway or the street
Every heart has private weather
Every life has missing pages
If I cannot know your whole road
I can still walk beside you
I can listen without turning
Every difference to a trial

[Final Chorus]
Tell me where it hurts, I’ll try to understand
I don’t have to see it just the way you can
We can disagree and still be kind
Your world is real, though it isn’t mine
No, I won’t make a lesson of your pain
Or shame you for the shape your thoughts became
I’ll meet you there, with open hands
And do my best to understand

[Outro]
I’ll ask before I decide
Leave a little room inside
Your world is real, though it isn’t mine
I’ll do my best to understand