In the early morning Mama woke us for the stormy day Just waiting to be born I heard the engine idling On her and daddy's ride to work Was waiting in the yard on time So me and my brother Made a pallet on the floor And we had the 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, AR And we were crying for it all You sat down beside me Looking so completely lost And I knew 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 One last look into the mirror And a simple kindness is a kindness all the same And a simple kindness is a kindness all the same All the same