Humankind [Acoustic]

He's an old man, a hard man, who can't hold on to nothin'
Not his razor, not his temper, not his tongue
She's a young nurse, a sweet girl
Who comes in every morning
Makes his bed, shaves his face, cleans him up

She's been there three years now
Ain't seen a one of his kids ever come around
So she drives in on her Sundays off
To play a game of gin and take him for a walk

And for a little while he forgets to be mad
He remembers how to tell a joke
And make a pretty girl laugh
The hurt goes away, and thе lonely fades
With just a smile and thе gift of a little time
Nothing eases human pain like humankind

She's the new kid in a new town
For the third time in two years
And high school can be cruel when you're different
He can tell when she walks in
She's a trust nobody who could use a friend
He takes a seat beside her no one wants to take
And in the lunchroom that's a pretty big thing

And for a little while she forgets to be scared
She remembers for a minute
What it's like to fit in somewhere
The hurt goes away, and the lonely fades
With just a smile and the gift of a little time
Nothing eases human pain like humankind
It don't take much to help someone
To save someone

'Cause for a little while we forget to give up
We remember what it's like
When someone walks this road with us
The hurt goes away, and the lonely fades
With just a smile and the gift of a little time
Nothing eases human pain like humankind