[Verse 1] You never know the load Somebody's carrying home A tired face in the line A hand that shakes when it's cold One sharp word can bruise Like a stone in the shoe So I watch how I move When I get close to you [Pre-Chorus] Easy now Take it slow Everybody's got A hidden road [Chorus] Be gentle with people Be gentle with people You don't know their rain Be gentle with people Be gentle with people A soft word can stay [Verse 2] The clerk at the corner store The man on the bus with his cane The girl with the red-rimmed eyes Trying to smile through the pain If your anger comes to call Let it wait by the door We can choose kinder hands Than the ones we used before [Pre-Chorus] Easy now Take it slow Everybody's got A hidden road [Chorus] Be gentle with people Be gentle with people You don't know their rain Be gentle with people Be gentle with people A soft word can stay [Bridge] Maybe we're all just frayed Maybe we're all worn thin Still we can make a place Where someone can breathe in [Final Chorus] Be gentle with people Be gentle with people You don't know their rain Be gentle with people Be gentle with people A soft word can stay Be gentle with people Be gentle with people That can change the day
