Make Room Where You Stand

[Verse 1]
You held the door when I was late
I barely looked up from my day
Then watched you carry all that weight
As if your hurt could wait away

I learned your name beside the sink
A paper cup, a tired smile
You asked me what I really think
I stayed and listened for a while

[Pre-Chorus]
One open hand can interrupt
The old reply we almost choose
A little room, a softer word
Can give a heart a way through

[Chorus]
Be kind when you can
Make room where you stand
Forgive what we can
And reach for each other again
A small mercy passed hand to hand
Can travel farther than we planned
Be kind when you can
The world turns gentler where we stand

[Verse 2]
You called your brother after years
No grand speech, just “Are you home?”
He let the silence hold the fear
Then said, “I thought I was alone”

We miss the mark, we bruise, we mend
We make a mess of what we mean
But choosing not to wound again
Can change the shape of everything

[Pre-Chorus]
One open hand can interrupt
The old reply we almost choose
A little room, a softer word
Can give a heart a way through

[Chorus]
Be kind when you can
Make room where you stand
Forgive what we can
And reach for each other again
A small mercy passed hand to hand
Can travel farther than we planned
Be kind when you can
The world turns gentler where we stand

[Bridge]
Not every wrong can disappear
Not every bond returns the same
But we can face what happened here
Without reducing you to blame

A meal left warm, a ride back home
A truth said plainly, held with care
The smallest choices, freely shown
Can make a wider world from here

[Final Chorus]
Be kind when you can
Make room where you stand
Forgive what we can
And reach for each other again
A small mercy passed hand to hand
Can travel farther than we planned
Be kind when you can
The world turns gentler where we stand

[Outro]
One open hand
One honest start
A softer way
Can change a heart