He was nervous and excited when he walked in   She poured him a drink and they discussed the price of sin   She had unbuttoned just two buttons   And put her hand upon his thigh   And when that grown man started crying   She did not blink and eye      She just held him in her arms like a little child   And she laid there an' listened to him talk for a long, long while   He rambled on about the lawyers   And the family torn in two.   He said, now it's like this: I'm empty   I'm just tryin to get through      And the kindness of strangers   The tears of angels   And the wonderin' how to let go   When the heartache's all you trust   The quiet of cathedrals   To cut through the evil   There's some little ray of hope   While you watch love turn to rust   And your soul is bleeding   What you really need is   The kindness of strangers      He put on his coat and he headed for the door   She said, you never got what you paid me for   She said, I don't need to keep this money   He said, yeah, you do   And she said, I don't pray much   But, Honey, I'll pray for you      And the kindness of strangers   The kisses of angels   And letting go even though   The heartache's all you trust   The quiet of cathedrals   The wings of eagles   To carry you some hope   Even though love's turned to rust   When you really need it   Cause your soul is bleeding   The kindness of strangers   The kindness of strangers