[Intro] This one'll break you... Not everyone has a family that checks in. [Verse 1] Not everyone gets a call back home When the screen lights up and the room feels cold Some kids learn quick, at a kitchen sink How to swallow hurt and never blink They grow up quiet, they grow up fast With a pocket full of hopes that never last And a smile they wear like it's borrowed cloth Hoping somebody sees what they lost [Pre-Chorus] Not everyone gets that easy grace A hand on the shoulder, a saved-up place Some folks learn love from the hard side of life And still get back up every night [Chorus] Be kind to the ones alone Be kind to the ones who go Through the storm with their own two hands Be their own home Be kind, be kind You never know Who's crying in the dark tonight Trying not to show [Verse 2] Not everyone has parents who listen Or a brother who's there when the edges go missing Some got sisters who turned their back Left a little heart with a crack in the crack So they cheer for themselves in an empty room Blow out candles, just a little too soon And they learn to clap with no one around Still stand up straight when the world sits down [Pre-Chorus] Not everyone gets that easy grace A hand on the shoulder, a saved-up place Some folks learn love from the hard side of life And still get back up every night [Chorus] Be kind to the ones alone Be kind to the ones who go Through the storm with their own two hands Be their own home Be kind, be kind You never know Who's crying in the dark tonight Trying not to show [Verse 3] If you got somebody, hold them close Say the words that they need most Don't wait on a sign, don't wait too long Some souls look fine but they're barely strong And if they flinch when you say their name Don't take it as pride, don't make it shame Just give 'em room, give 'em time Sometimes a little love is a lifeline [Bridge] There are children grown with no one to call Standing tall with a cracked-up heart and all If they look okay, don't assume They taught themselves how to fill the room [Final Chorus] Be kind to the ones alone Be kind to the ones who go Through the storm with their own two hands Be their own home Be kind, be kind You never know Who's going to bed tonight Feeling unseen and unwanted Be kind to the ones alone Be kind, be kind Just let 'em know They ain't gotta be their own family All on their own
