Small Things

I got this photograph, twenty-two 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 stayed 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'd 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 grown up but I still need you so much I might've 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 stayed 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'd 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 stopped us 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'd 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 --- Small Things - Declan J Donovan