Small Things

I got this photograph, 22 years have passed

You with your hair tied back and me in your arms

We're at your brother's house and I'm wearing hand-me-downs

You're in my father's shirt, the one that you loved

So much has changed

But your smile and your laugh stay the same

For the three kids you raised

By yourself on a minimum wage

You made a big life from the small things

When there wasn't enough, you still give us the world

You made us feel like we were something

Never left us in the dark

I've always got you in my heart, in my mind

I've always had you from the start of my life

I know I think I'm growing up, but I still need you so much

I might have moved away but you're still my home

You let me make mistakes, mess up and call you late

That's the way of saying you love me

So much has changed

But your smile and your laugh stay the same

For the three kids you raised

By yourself on a minimum wage

You made a big life from the small things

When there wasn't enough, you still give us the world

You made us feel like we were something

Never left us in the dark

I've always got you in my heart, in my mind

I've always had you from the start of my life

I don't know just how you stop this all from falling apart

I don't know how to thank you for the love in a photograph

You made a big life from the small things

When there wasn't enough, you still give us the world

You made us feel like we were something

Never left us in the dark

I've always got you in my heart, in my mind

I've always had you from the start of my life