Little by Little

(C)2005 S.D. Sims


On the corner where I stand
I’m looking at life and cars and things
All the people rushing by
I’m wide awake and wondering
Are things just getting better?
Or am I just seeing sense?
I love these scarlet letters
Although, they used to have no consequence


But now I see beauty
In a little bit of everything
My life looks better every day
Without you in it


I can do this on my own
Little by little
But you made me feel so ugly
You must hate me
After all those things you put me through
And said It’s the best that I can do
You couldn’t see this things through
Not even a little


Down the high street where I walk
I’m looking in shops at shoes and things
There’s the café where we’d talk
About our most important things
There’s the station where we’d argued
Things where never meant to get that bad
But I knew this was over when
You took offence to the words “I love you”


I can do things on my own
Little by little
Without you trying to control me
You can’t have me
Despite everything I said
I never loved you anyway
You thought I’d never walk away
Well, just you watch me


You knew you could make me cry
Like you could tear the wings from a butterfly
I’d see the pleasure in your eyes
Every time you’d hurt me
Now relieved I breathe a sigh
I’m just watching the world go by
As I stand here on that corner
Where I met you
Just thinking of you
And how I loved you
Oh, my god! What was I thinking?


I think I can get over you
Little by little
I don’t feel that I need you
In fact, I can’t stand you
This time I mean it when I say
That I’m not coming back again
And I no longer think about you
Well, maybe a little


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