[Verse 1] You left your coat Across my chair I saw the rain Still in your hair You said too much I said too little We stood between The truth and brittle [Pre-Chorus] I could keep score And lock the door Or ask what hurt Beneath the words [Chorus] A little mercy changes what we see A little room for you, a little room for me When I forgive, the hard ground turns to seed One kinder choice can travel farther than we dream [Verse 2] You missed the call I took it wrong I built a wall And held it long Then you came back With tired eyes No grand excuse Just honest tries [Pre-Chorus] I let you speak I let it land I do not have to understand To take your hand [Chorus] A little mercy changes what we see A little room for you, a little room for me When I forgive, the hard ground turns to seed One kinder choice can travel farther than we dream [Bridge] Not every wound disappears Not every trust returns But we can choose the next small thing And let the next heart learn A softer answer, passed along A seat pulled close, a wrong made right The smallest kindness leaves our hands And keeps on moving through the night [Final Chorus] A little mercy changes what we see A little room for you, a little room for me When we forgive, the hard ground turns to seed One kinder choice can travel farther than we dream A little mercy, a little room A better world begins with what we choose
