[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
