[Verse 1] You hold the gate when my hands are full You notice the rain on a stranger’s sleeve A tired cashier meets your eyes And for a second, gets to breathe [Pre-Chorus] We pass each other every day With whole lives hidden in our faces One gentle word can change the weight Of all the miles between our places [Chorus] Let the world come close to you Meet each life with something kind There’s enough hurt passing through Don’t add more to what we find If you can lift a little weight If you can let somebody through Let the world come close to you And let your love reach outward too [Verse 2] You leave the last seat for the woman with the cane You let the child explain the whole long game You learn the name the new kid chose And use it like it matters—because it does [Pre-Chorus] No one is a passing face No one’s life is small or spare A little patience makes a place Where someone knows that you are there [Chorus] Let the world come close to you Meet each life with something kind There’s enough hurt passing through Don’t add more to what we find If you can lift a little weight If you can let somebody through Let the world come close to you And let your love reach outward too [Bridge] You don’t have to fix the whole wide world Just stop, look up, and see The person right in front of you Is carrying what you cannot see [Final Chorus] Let the world come close to you Meet each life with something kind There’s enough hurt passing through Don’t add more to what we find If you can lift a little weight If you can let somebody through Let the world come close to you And let your love reach outward too
