In the early morning Mama woke us for the stormy day
Just waiting to be born
I heard the engine ironing
My husband daddy's ride to work
Was well in the yard on time
So me and my brother
Made a pallet on the floor
We had dogs to keep us warm
And a simple kindness
Was a kindness all the same
And a simple kindness
Was a kindness all the same
All the same
In the Greyhound station
Leaving Fort Smith, Arkansas
And me crying for it all
You sat down beside me
Looking so completely lost
And then we paid what it cost
For a simple kindness
Was a kindness all the same
And a simple kindness
Was a kindness all the same
All the same
In the early evening
When the sun is going down
And there ain't no one else around
I try and get myself right
Tuck my shirt and comb my hair
And one last look into the mirror
And a simple kindness
Was a kindness all the same
And a simple kindness
Was a kindness all the same
All the same
All the same