[Intro] You said the river runs east I said it bends by the mill We stood there guarding our maps While the water kept moving still [Verse 1] You grew up counting every dollar I learned to spend before it’s gone You learned to keep your answers ready I learned to wait and carry on I called your caution something colder You called my questions picking fights We named each other from a distance And missed the reasons in our lives [Pre-Chorus] So tell me where the hurt began I’ll set my verdict down I may not see it as you do But I can hear you now [Chorus] I don’t have to share your view To make some room for where you’re coming from I can ask before I accuse And leave a little space for what I haven’t learned We’re more than one mistaken sentence More than one bad afternoon I’ll try to understand you Before I turn away from you [Verse 2] You keep your coat beside the doorway You never know who might need warmth I thought you planned to leave the table You said you’d learned to watch the storm I heard a joke and missed the warning You heard my quiet as contempt We carry whole unspoken histories Into every word that’s left unsaid [Pre-Chorus] So tell me what I didn’t catch I’ll listen past my pride The truth can hold another truth And neither has to hide [Chorus] I don’t have to share your view To make some room for where you’re coming from I can ask before I accuse And leave a little space for what I haven’t learned We’re more than one mistaken sentence More than one bad afternoon I’ll try to understand you Before I turn away from you [Bridge] Not every wound is mine to measure Not every fear looks like my own A softer question isn’t surrender It’s how we keep a door unclosed If I was sharp, I’ll say I’m sorry If you were scared, you can say so We can set the stones down slowly And let the next small sentence grow [Group Chant] Hear me out I’ll hear you out No one gets reduced to doubt Hear me out I’ll hear you out We can turn this thing around [Final Chorus] I don’t have to share your view To make some room for where you’re coming from I can ask before I accuse And leave a little space for what I haven’t learned We’re more than one mistaken sentence More than one bad afternoon I’ll try to understand you I’ll keep a place beside me for you [Outro] You said the river runs east I watched it bend by the mill We didn’t settle every question But we stood there listening still
