Little By Little

We, the people, fight for our existence We don't claim to be perfect but we're free We dream our dreams alone with no resistance Fading like the stars we wish to be You know I didn't mean What I just said But my God woke up on the wrong side of his bed And it just don't matter now 'Cause little by little We gave you everything you ever dreamed of Little by little The wheels of your life have slowly fallen off Little by little You have to give it all in all your life And all the time, I just ask myself why you're really here True perfection has to be imperfect I know that that sounds foolish but it's true The day has come and now you'll have to accept The life inside your head we give to you You know I didn't mean What I just said But my God woke up on the wrong side of his bed And it just don't matter now 'Cause little by little We gave you everything you ever dreamed of Little by little The wheels of your life have slowly fallen off Little by little You have to give it all in all your life And all the time, I just ask myself why you're really here Hey Little by little We gave you everything you ever dreamed of Little by little The wheels of your life have slowly fallen off Little by little You had to give it all in all your life And all the time, I just ask myself why you're really here Why am I really here? Why am I really here?

Baby, out all night Until the break of day Snap me up in everything I say Little by little Only you know that I can see Bit by bit Your love is slipping away from me What you're doing, baby You know it ain't right I wonder what you're doing That takes all night Little by little Only you know that I can see Bit by bit Your love is slipping away from me Get so disgusted When I try to kiss you I just don't feel Like I used to do Little by little Only you know that I can see Bit by bit Your love is slipping away from me Tried to trail you last night Baby, in my car But I'm scared I might see What I'm looking for Little by little Only you know that I can see Bit by bit Your love is slipping away from me

Little by little, my heart grieves Little by little, I call your name Little by little, my tears fall Little by little, everything changes Little by little, the time goes Little by little, the days pass by Little by little, the air clears Little by little, I can breathe again I can breathe again I can breathe again, now I can breathe again Back at the mirror, your good friend Talk to the mirror to play out your game Slap in the middle, I stop then Look at the winner and the price you pay Hum! Cold was the winter, I tremble Long was the fall that had no end Now little by little, the air clears Little by little, I can breathe, I can breathe again I can breathe again I can breathe again, now Call your name, call your name Call your name, call your name Everything changes, everything changes I call your name Oh, I can breathe again I can breathe again I can breathe again I can breathe again Oooh, oooh Little by little

Don't turn nasty now, the dust of hell, the pillar of my soul The last one out of the box, the one who broke the spell Little by little by hook or by crook I'm such a tease and you're such a flirt Once you've been around, you've been around enough Little by little by hook or by crook Never in earnest, never get judged I don't know where it is, I should look The glue won't hold, the thread un-pull, uncurling with my love The last one out of the box, the one who broke the seal Obligations, complications Routines and schedules, A drug that will kill you, kill you Little by little by hook or by crook Never in earnest, never get judged I'm no idiot, I should look Little by little by hook or by crook I'm such a tease and you're such a flirt

Now don't you be afraid We can always talk about it No need to medicate Cause I know you're strong without it You got me through the days When I thought I couldn't face it Let me count the ways The love we have you can replace it Just hold on, I'm not that strong There's a little piece of heaven Right here where you are The fact that you keep trying Is what sets you apart. Help me find the reason And I'll help you find the way To get rid of all your pain Little by little, day by day Now, you're far away And I'm alone to cry about it It's not a better place When you die and leave me here to say Hold on, I was never that strong There's a little piece of heaven Right here where you are The fact that you keep trying Is what sets you apart. Help me find the reason And I'll help you find the way To get rid of all your pain Little by little, day by day You'll get stronger If you need me, I'm not far away So, just hold on I'll help you find a way I'll help you find the way There's a little piece of heaven Right here where you are The fact that you keep trying Is what sets you apart. Help me find the reason And I'll help you find the way To get rid of all your pain Little by little, day by day Little by little, day by day Little by little, day by day Little by little, day by day Little by little, day by day

You wear your mask, I'll wear mine They don't come cheap, but they fit just fine You can be her, and I can be him We can both sink when the rest don't swim Little by, little by, little by, little by, little by, little by little Little by, little by, little by, little by, little by, all day long We can pretend that our fates are entwined The beautiful lies the beautiful kind Everybody knows that the sun still sets And everybody gives and everybody gets Little by, little by, little by, little by, little by, little by little Little by, little by, little by, little by, little by, all day long Little by, little by, little by, little by, little by, little by little Little by, little by, little by, little by, little by, all day long I can be the one that you just can't shake 'Til you swear that your eyes go blind We can disappear 'til the sun burns a hole In the life that we left behind And I just won't stop 'til my heart gives way And you and I are a long-lost myth There's nothing very much that you wouldn't do To be the last of the men that you romanced with The last of the men that you romanced with Little by, little by, little by, little by, little by, little by little Little by, little by, little by, little by, little by, all day long Little by, little by, little by, little by, little by, little by little Little by, little by, little by, little by, little by, all day long You wear your mask, I'll wear mine They don't come cheap, but they fit just fine We can pretend that our fates are entwined The beautiful lies the beautiful kind

When family cannot be here Havin' journeyed far and wide We sing a song to honor them To remember days gone by So take your cup and raise it high Just as surely I'll do mine And laugh we will at stories told As we smile at days gone by As we smile at days gone by For family not here, my dears Havin' journeyed far and wide For loyalty and kindness both We smile at days gone by Our paths will cross again one day In time to reunite For family is always near Even when the seas are wide So take your cup and raise it high Just as surely I'll do mine And make a toast for family And the tales of days gone by For family not here, my dears Havin' journeyed far and wide For loyalty and kindness both Take joy at days gone by For loyalty and kindness both We smile at days gone by