Compassion

I saw a person sitting by the roadside,

Head in their hands, tears on their sleeve.

I could’ve walked on past and never asked why,

But something in me said, “You better stop and believe.”

So I sat down beside them on the gravel and dust,

Didn’t say a word, just let them be.

Sometimes a quiet presence is the kindest trust,

And a hand on the shoulder sets a spirit free.

Chorus

Don’t you judge a soul till you’ve walked in their shoes,

Don’t you weigh their heart till you’ve carried their blues.

Be kind, be givin’, lift their spirits high,

We’re all just walkin’ beneath the same big sky.

Yeah, we’re all just walking beneath the same big sky.

Verse 2

Some folks carry burdens you can’t even see—

A heart that’s been broken, a body in pain,

A spirit that’s wandering or searching for peace,

Carrying a storm that looks like nothing but rain.

I don’t know their story, I don’t know their road,

I don’t know the weight of the cross they bear.

But I know that mercy lightens any load,

And a kind word can find them when they’re lost in despair.

(Chorus)

Verse 3

I ain’t no preacher, I ain’t no saint,

Just a person who’s stumbled and needed a hand.

So when I see somebody feeling faint,

I try to help ’em up and help ’em stand.

‘Cause helping don’t take a sermon or a song,

It takes a willing heart and a little bit of time.

It takes noticing when somethings gone wrong,

And saying , I’m right here—you aren’t alone.

(Chorus)

Bridge

You don’t know what brought them to their knees,

You don’t know the sorrow that they breathe.

So before you speak, before you turn away—

Remember, every single one of us has had our day.