[Verse 1] You held the elevator when my hands were full No grand speech, just a little patience I saw you read the room before you spoke And leave a softer place between us [Pre-Chorus] We don’t know what a stranger carries But we can choose the weight we add [Chorus] If I can feel the day you’re having I can meet you where you are One small kindness keeps on traveling Hand to hand and heart to heart When we listen past the first reply The world gets gentler by and by [Verse 2] You let the quiet have a minute You asked again, then stayed to hear A different life can change the picture A little care can bring it near [Pre-Chorus] We don’t have to fix each other Just be careful with the words we give [Chorus] If I can feel the day you’re having I can meet you where you are One small kindness keeps on traveling Hand to hand and heart to heart When we listen past the first reply The world gets gentler by and by [Bridge] Try your view, then try mine too There’s more than one way through A little grace, a little time Can turn your hard day into mine [Final Chorus] If I can feel the day you’re having I can meet you where you are One small kindness keeps on traveling Hand to hand and heart to heart When we listen past the first reply The world gets gentler by and by [Outro] By and by, we learn to care A kinder world begins right there
