Make Room at the Table

[Intro]
When the kettle starts to sing
Leave a place beside the sink

[Verse 1]
You came in late with rain on your sleeve
I moved the chair; you didn’t have to explain
The whole long day had sharpened your words
I let them pass; we started again

At the corner shop, the queue stood still
A tired cashier dropped the change
We waited while she counted twice
Small mercies make a little space

[Pre-Chorus]
We don’t know what a stranger carries
Or what it took to make them stay
So give a little room for breathing
And let a softer answer have its say

[Chorus]
Make room at the table
Make room in your heart
We’re more than the worst thing
We did in the dark
Hold out a hand when the hard words are done
A little more mercy can turn us toward one
Make room at the table
Let kindness begin

[Verse 2]
You kept my coat when I was sure
I’d never cross your door again
I brought your book back, spine repaired
We found the page and tried as friends

We won’t agree on every road
Or call each other right each time
But I can hear the fear beneath
And you can listen past my pride

[Pre-Chorus]
We don’t know what a stranger carries
Or what it took to make them stay
So give a little room for breathing
And let a softer answer have its say

[Chorus]
Make room at the table
Make room in your heart
We’re more than the worst thing
We did in the dark
Hold out a hand when the hard words are done
A little more mercy can turn us toward one
Make room at the table
Let kindness begin

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
Forgiving isn’t saying it was nothing
It’s setting down the stone you’ve held so long
It’s drawing clear lines, keeping your own name
And leaving open one small path beyond

You can be gentle and still say no
You can be brave and change your mind
There’s room for both of us to grow
There’s more than one way to be kind

[Final Chorus]
Make room at the table
Make room in your heart
We’re more than the worst thing
We did in the dark
Hold out a hand when the hard words are done
A little more mercy can turn us toward one
Make room at the table
Let kindness begin

[Outro]
If tomorrow finds us different
Leave the chair pulled out again
Make room at the table
Let kindness begin