[Verse 1] A quiet word can travel farther than we know, Past the kitchen table, down the road. A name is not a story we can finish on our own; There are pages we have never seen or known. [Pre-Chorus] So before I pass a sentence on, I’ll leave a little room for what I don’t know. [Chorus] I won’t use my tongue to wound a friend, I won’t turn a guess into a tale. Let kindness be the road I’m walking on; Let truth and mercy guide my words when details fail. A welcome place is built by what we say— I’ll keep my neighbor safe along the way. [Verse 2] She laid pioneering down; we don’t know why, They left their Bethel home and said goodbye. A brother’s service changed; that much is plain, But only those who know the whole can speak to what remains. [Pre-Chorus] No rumor makes a burden lighter, No careless claim can make a heart feel right. [Chorus] I won’t use my tongue to wound a friend, I won’t turn a guess into a tale. Let kindness be the road I’m walking on; Let truth and mercy guide my words when details fail. A welcome place is built by what we say— I’ll keep my neighbor safe along the way. [Instrumental Interlude] [Bridge] If I can’t help, I can choose to hold my peace; If I don’t know, I don’t need to fill the space. A faithful heart protects another’s name, And leaves the judgment where it belongs. [Final Chorus] I won’t use my tongue to wound a friend, I won’t turn a guess into a tale. Let kindness be the road I’m walking on; Let truth and mercy guide my words when details fail. A welcome place is built by what we say— I’ll keep my neighbor safe along the way. [Outro] I’ll keep my neighbor safe along the way.
