Paper Cup of Kindness

[Verse 1 — lone picked guitar] Tuesday rain on a bus-stop window, Cold hands, pocket full of change. A waitress poured one little coffee, Called me honey, said, "It's on the house today." I said, "Why would you do that for me? You don't even know my name." She said, "Somebody did it once for me, And I ain't been quite the same." [Harmonica answer] [Chorus] A paper cup of kindness, Warm against the cold. You don't need a fortune To give a heart some gold. It ain't the size of what you offer, It's the way you pass it on. A paper cup of kindness Can keep somebody going on. [Verse 2] There was a man beside the doorway With a worn-out winter coat. He'd been staring at the pavement, Like he had nowhere left to go. I bought him one and sat beside him, Didn't ask him where he'd been. For a minute in that weather, We were simply fellow men. [Chorus] A paper cup of kindness, Warm against the cold. You don't need a fortune To give a heart some gold. It ain't the size of what you offer, It's the way you pass it on. A paper cup of kindness Can keep somebody going on. [Bridge — whisper-soft] Maybe heaven moves in little things That never make the news. One hand setting down a coffee, One heart saying, "I see you." [Harmonica solo — gentle] [Final chorus] A paper cup of kindness, Warm against the cold. And by the time that rain was over, There were three new stories told. It ain't the size of what you offer, It's the way you pass it on. A paper cup of kindness Can keep somebody going on. [Spoken outro] Pass it along, neighbor. You never know what a little kindness can do.