The Little Things

Moving on a fast train, life's going straining Just to catch a glance, reigning in everything I left behind To catch a glimpse, a moment - picture stars and trees, the clear blue sky Before they pass forgotten treasures exit the corner of my eye Life's just the same game, monopolies shout, "I'm here to stay!" But chalkboards and candy-canes, they can all be erased Holding onto something, nothing, in the end, what will I even gain Thankful for the little things The living hope of forgotten dreams You've gotta try to catch that light Don't let it rot from the bitter cavities of life Grateful for what you have Don't go somewhere else and don't look back Stay and receive here and you will have Say yes, believe here and you'll be full in time Friday nights, weekends, as the subway cars go rolling by Adventures in the city that pop-up in the nick of time Escaping this reality, only to end up really dry Take me to the suburbs where the ocean cleans this bleeding heart Old friends' old names come streaming through a glass that's clean No being smart, just who I am is who I am, no acting up to play a part Take me to the place where I know that I can be, oh Thankful for the little things The living hope of forgotten dreams You've gotta try to catch that light Don't let it rot from the bitter cavities of life Grateful for what you have Don't go somewhere else and don't look back Stay and receive here and you will have Say yes, believe here and you'll be full in time We are ever-growing as we're sowing Little seeds, apart from our deeds From the genes of something deeper inside Our past's our past, the future blooming Not wasting time on fear's grooming But being still in what love really means and why Where we're thankful for the little things The living hope of forgotten dreams You've gotta try to catch that light Don't let it rot from the bitter cavities of life Grateful for what you have Don't go somewhere else and don't look back Stay and receive here and you will have Say yes, believe here and you'll be full in time