Puttin' on a brave face, I wipe the tears away with no trace I'm okay, Mr. Great I'm not as strong as you think There's a hurt behind my smiling face, I say I'm okay Every stranger has a past, every sinner has a future And I feel your pain, we are hurt the same And I'll be there to hold you, there's nothing that I won't do Cause we all need a little kindness, all this cruelty is so mindless I promise I'll be tender, so darling just surrender I'll see through all your pretending, so let go cause I can take it all I'll take it all Listen baby Yeah, I'll be gentle I see you're puttin' on a brave face, I guess you need to learn to have faith I'll stay, I'll wait Let's shake it off and have a few dreams, and forget about everything they say I'll be your escape Every stranger has a past, every sinner has a future And I feel your pain, we are hurt the same And I'll be there to hold you, there's nothing that I won't do Cause we all need a little kindness, all this cruelty is so mindless I promise I'll be tender, so darling just surrender I'll see through all your pretending, cause our love is never ending Oh, so hold my hand, cause I got nowhere else to turn Please be gentle and be kind, lend me your ear, lend me your time Just let it out, it takes a real man to let me see him cry I'm here to dry your eyes, I see your hair don't dry tonight And I'll be there to hold you, there's nothing that I won't do Cause we all need a little kindness, all this cruelty is so mindless And I'll be there to hold you, there's nothing that I won't do Cause we all need a little kindness, all this cruelty is so mindless I promise I'll be tender, so darling just surrender I'll see through all your pretending, so let go cause I can't take it And I'll be there to hold you, there's nothing that I won't do Cause we all need a little kindness, all this cruelty is so mindless I promise I'll be tender, so darling just surrender I'll see through all your pretending, so let go cause I can't take it Oh, I'll take it all, I'll take it all, oh baby And I'll be gentle, oh I'll be gentle