[Verse 1] I learned the shape of taking By the weight inside my hands Built a room from every answer Could not see who couldn't stand Then you met me at the doorway With a tremor in your voice Not a verdict, not a weapon Just a chance to make a choice [Pre-Chorus] If I can stop and listen Before I turn away A little room for mercy Can change the course of days [Chorus] Love is not a prize we keep It is a promise we repeat When the world forgets a name We can call it back again Forgiveness clears a wider road Empathy can share the load Hand to hand and heart to heart That is where the better starts [Verse 2] I have watched a small kindness Cross a room and alter fear A coat around a stranger A chair pulled close, a listening ear No one heals by standing higher No one thrives alone Every door we leave unguarded Teaches someone they belong [Pre-Chorus] Let the old hurt lose its language Let the clenched fist learn release What we offer one another Makes a future out of peace [Chorus] Love is not a prize we keep It is a promise we repeat When the world forgets a name We can call it back again Forgiveness clears a wider road Empathy can share the load Hand to hand and heart to heart That is where the better starts [Bridge] I will say I was wrong I will stay when it is hard I will trade the need to win For the courage to repair You are more than what you broke I am more than what I have done There is room beneath one roof For the many to become one [Instrumental Break] [Final Chorus] Love is not a prize we keep It is a promise we repeat When the world forgets a name We can call it back again Forgiveness clears a wider road Empathy can share the load Hand to hand and heart to heart That is where the better starts [Outro] Start with the name you nearly missed Start with the truth you cannot hide Start with a hand held open And leave no one outside
