Nancy LaMott

We Must Be Kind

Nancy LaMott


So many things 
I can't control 
So many hurts 
That happen everyday 
So many heartaches 
That pierce the soul 
So much pain 
That won't ever go away 

How do we 
Make it better? 
How do we 
Make it through? 
What can we do 
When there's 
Nothing we can do? 

We can be kind 
We can take care 
Of each other 
We can remember 
That deep down inside 
We all need 
The same things 

And maybe we'll find 
If we are there 
For each other 
That together 
We'll weather 
Whatever tomorrow 
May bring 

Nobody really 
Wants to fight 
Nobody really wants 
To go to war 
If everyone wants 
To make things right 
What are we always 
Fighting for? 

Does nobody 
Want to see it? 
Does nobody understand? 
The power to heal 
Is right here in our hand 

We can be kind 
We can take care 
Of each other 
We can remember 
That deep down inside 
We all need 
The same things 

And maybe we'll find 
If we are there 
For each other 
That together 
We'll weather 
Whatever tomorrow 
May bring 

And it's not enough 
To talk about it 
Not enough 
To sing a song 
We must walk 
The walk about it 
You and I 
Do or die 
We've got to try 
To get along 

We can be kind 
We can take care 
Of each other 
We can remember 
That deep down inside 
We all need 
The same things 

And maybe we'll find 
If we are there 
For each other 
That together 
We'll weather 
Whatever tomorrow 
May bring 

And maybe we'll find 
True peace of mind 
If we always remember 
We can be kind