Little Life

When they closed down the restaurants, boarded up the bars We moved out of the city, bought a second hand car Tried to figure out standing still, for the first time in a long, long time And cut back on the sleeping pills, and the overkill, and the over time I guess that this little life Is going to have to do It's only a little life Mostly just me and you We're trying out a little life To see where it leads Maybe a little life Is all that we need Now we live on a quiet street, half an hour from the train station Getting used to things we didn't choose, and the local news, new frustrations Finding out ways to work with them and to make new friends, make it work out for the best And let go of the life we left, and the bitterness, and the tension in my chest I guess that this little life Is going to have to do It's only a little life Mostly just me and you We're trying out a little life To see where it leads Maybe a little life Is all that we need And every day I try to make sure I Can bring you a little surprise To help you appreciate Our little fate Some oyster shells I found down on the beach Where I heard the mermaids singing Each to each and to you and me A song about anxiety Getting washed away by the sea I made a promise I intend to keep A promise of a little life (a promise of a little life) Just me and you (just me and you) It's only a little life (it's only a little life) But I think it will do (but I think it will do) Let's find love in our little life (let's find love in our little life) And see where it leads (and see where it leads) Maybe a little life Is all that we need