[Intro] When the kettle starts to sing Leave a place beside the sink [Verse 1] You came in late with rain on your sleeve I moved the chair; you didn’t have to explain The whole long day had sharpened your words I let them pass; we started again At the corner shop, the queue stood still A tired cashier dropped the change We waited while she counted twice Small mercies make a little space [Pre-Chorus] We don’t know what a stranger carries Or what it took to make them stay So give a little room for breathing And let a softer answer have its say [Chorus] Make room at the table Make room in your heart We’re more than the worst thing We did in the dark Hold out a hand when the hard words are done A little more mercy can turn us toward one Make room at the table Let kindness begin [Verse 2] You kept my coat when I was sure I’d never cross your door again I brought your book back, spine repaired We found the page and tried as friends We won’t agree on every road Or call each other right each time But I can hear the fear beneath And you can listen past my pride [Pre-Chorus] We don’t know what a stranger carries Or what it took to make them stay So give a little room for breathing And let a softer answer have its say [Chorus] Make room at the table Make room in your heart We’re more than the worst thing We did in the dark Hold out a hand when the hard words are done A little more mercy can turn us toward one Make room at the table Let kindness begin [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] Forgiving isn’t saying it was nothing It’s setting down the stone you’ve held so long It’s drawing clear lines, keeping your own name And leaving open one small path beyond You can be gentle and still say no You can be brave and change your mind There’s room for both of us to grow There’s more than one way to be kind [Final Chorus] Make room at the table Make room in your heart We’re more than the worst thing We did in the dark Hold out a hand when the hard words are done A little more mercy can turn us toward one Make room at the table Let kindness begin [Outro] If tomorrow finds us different Leave the chair pulled out again Make room at the table Let kindness begin
