We Make a Little Room

[Verse 1] You came in carrying a toolbox, Dust from the highway on your sleeve. Said the shop had closed in august, But you still knew what you could build. By tuesday you were fixing the back gate, By friday, teaching luis to weld. You laughed, “a steady hand is something You can lend before you’ve found your own.” [Pre-Chorus] Here, nobody asks you to be finished, Just to take the next step when you can. [Chorus] We make a little room, we make a little time, Pass the good news down the line. When one of us gets up, another one stands near; That’s how hope gets strong around here. One name, one meal, one ride across town— Small things hold a whole life up. We make a little room, we make a little time, And somehow all that kindness adds up. [Verse 2] Mara brought her boy on thursday, He could read the bus maps upside down. She’d worked nights at the county laundry, Now she’s training new hands downtown. He drew our place as a paper boat, With every neighbor rowing in. She pinned it by the sign-up board and said, “Look how far we’ve all been carried.” [Pre-Chorus] No one here is only what they’ve lost, No one has to make the climb alone. [Chorus] We make a little room, we make a little time, Pass the good news down the line. When one of us gets up, another one stands near; That’s how hope gets strong around here. One name, one meal, one ride across town— Small things hold a whole life up. We make a little room, we make a little time, And somehow all that kindness adds up. [Bridge] I used to think a helper had the answers, A clean plan folded in a pocket somewhere. Then i watched a dozen people share their patience, And learned the bravest thing is showing up and staying there. [Final chorus] We make a little room, we make a little time, Pass the good news down the line. When one of us gets up, another one stands near; That’s how hope gets strong around here. One name, one meal, one ride across town— Small things hold a whole life up. We make a little room, we make a little time, And somehow all that kindness adds up. [Outro] You came in carrying a toolbox, Now you’re showing someone how to begin.