The World Gets Gentler

[Verse 1]
You held the elevator when my hands were full
No grand speech, just a little patience
I saw you read the room before you spoke
And leave a softer place between us

[Pre-Chorus]
We don’t know what a stranger carries
But we can choose the weight we add

[Chorus]
If I can feel the day you’re having
I can meet you where you are
One small kindness keeps on traveling
Hand to hand and heart to heart
When we listen past the first reply
The world gets gentler by and by

[Verse 2]
You let the quiet have a minute
You asked again, then stayed to hear
A different life can change the picture
A little care can bring it near

[Pre-Chorus]
We don’t have to fix each other
Just be careful with the words we give

[Chorus]
If I can feel the day you’re having
I can meet you where you are
One small kindness keeps on traveling
Hand to hand and heart to heart
When we listen past the first reply
The world gets gentler by and by

[Bridge]
Try your view, then try mine too
There’s more than one way through
A little grace, a little time
Can turn your hard day into mine

[Final Chorus]
If I can feel the day you’re having
I can meet you where you are
One small kindness keeps on traveling
Hand to hand and heart to heart
When we listen past the first reply
The world gets gentler by and by

[Outro]
By and by, we learn to care
A kinder world begins right there