Make a Little Room

[Intro: single piano chord, distant crowd murmur]

[Spoken]
A small kindness can change a day.
A hand held out can make room.

[Pause]

[Drums enter]

[Verse 1]
You dropped your papers in the rain
I held my coat above the page
You laughed and said, “I’m fine, I’m fine”
I stayed until the bus arrived

You learned my name, I learned yours too
A little room made something new
No grand display, no perfect plan
Just seeing someone where they stand

[Backing Vocals]
Make room!
Reach out!
Stay kind!

[Lead]
Right here.

[Pre-Chorus]
A kinder world is built this way
With what we choose to do today
One open door, one honest ear
A little less to fear

[Chorus: huge guitars and choir]
MAKE A LITTLE ROOM
LET SOMEBODY IN
MEET THEM WITH A KINDNESS
WHERE A HARD DAY MIGHT BEGIN

If the road feels heavy
And the morning’s running late
Walk beside each other
We can lighten what we take

[Choir]
WE CAN LIGHTEN WHAT WE TAKE!

[Lead]
Here’s to the patient
Here’s to the brave
Here’s to the ones
Who stop and stay

A world gets better, step by step
With every care we choose to give

[Verse 2: bouncing bass, handclaps]
You saved me the seat by the window side
When my hands were full and the bus pulled wide
I brought soup when your fever came
You sent a note when I missed the train

The new kid eating lunch alone
The neighbor carrying boxes home
The friend who says, “I need a while”
We listen first; we don’t demand a smile

[Backing Vocals]
You belong!
You belong!

[Lead]
Sometimes the bravest thing we do
Is let another person tell the truth

[Pre-Chorus]
No one is only what they show
No one should have to hurt alone
A simple question, asked with care
Can say, “I’m glad you’re here”

[Chorus]
MAKE A LITTLE ROOM
LET SOMEBODY IN
MEET THEM WITH A KINDNESS
WHERE A HARD DAY MIGHT BEGIN

If the road feels heavy
And the morning’s running late
Walk beside each other
We can lighten what we take

[Choir]
WE CAN LIGHTEN WHAT WE TAKE!

[Instrumental Break: triumphant guitar solo]

[Handclaps]

[Choir]
Make room!
Reach out!
Stay kind!

[Lead, laughing]
That’s a good place to start.

[Bridge: music drops to piano and strings]

It isn’t always easy
To know the thing to say
Sometimes just a quiet chair
Can help someone stay

When anger fills the kitchen
When the words come out too fast
We can choose to take a breath
And not make hurtfulness last

[Pause]

So here’s to every mended trust
And every second try
To telling someone, “That was wrong,”
Then showing why we’ll try

[Strings swell]

Kindness isn’t weakness
It can ask us to be strong
To hold a boundary gently
And still help someone belong

[Drums explode back in]

[Final Chorus: key change]
MAKE A LITTLE ROOM
LET THE WHOLE WORLD IN
MEET EACH OTHER WITH A KINDNESS
LET THE HEALING WORK BEGIN

When the road feels heavy
When the night runs long and late
Walk beside each other
We can change the weight we take

[Choir]
WE CAN CHANGE THE WEIGHT WE TAKE!

[Lead]
Here’s to the hurting
Here’s to the healed
Here’s to the care
That helps us rebuild

A kinder world is not a distant place
It starts between us, face to face

[Choir]
Stand near!
Speak true!
Stay kind!

[Lead]
There is room enough for you and me

[Final Refrain]
Share the table
Learn the name
Give the time
Without a claim

Hear the story
Make amends
Hold the door
And make a friend

[Choir rising]
Not someday
Not somewhere
Not for someone else to do

[Lead]
Let the world feel gentler
Because it met you

[Music drops]

And when the day turns rough…

[Pause]

Be the person who stays

[Outro: piano and soft choir]

[Soft Vocal]
Make a little room

[Choir]
Make room

[Lead]
A kinder world begins with what we do

[Final guitar chord]