Little Things

Little Things
(by Cary Cooper)

I remember easter in the fifth grade cause the bunny left a training bra in my easter basket
A monumental victory considering my mother kept insisting I was much too young to have it
Underneath my easter dress I made sure the straps were sticking out enough for everyone to see
And I marched into Sunday school showing off the woman that I hoped was growing deep inside of me

The little things, little things, little things so small
The little things are the big things after all

I was Jimmy Carter in the seventh grade election quite reluctantly my history teacher forced me
And Gerald Ford turned out to be the girl who had the biggest boobs and all the boys
So no one voted for me
Bit my lip through science class pretended not to cry until
My teacher whispered I believe in you
I can still recite the definition of osmosis
That’s what kindness and a little faith will do

The little things, little things, little things so small
The little things are the big things after all

Twists and turns crash and burns sometimes we need reminders when we fall
The little things are the big things after all

I remember packing all those boxes with my little girls
Scared and wondering who would ever love me
Till the night on chapel hill in front of god and everyone
You sang a song then you got down on one knee
But you didn’t stop with me the next day at the jewelry store
You came home with two little bitty rings
Got down on your knee again and promised that you’d be their friend
Because you know it’s all the little things

The little things, little things, little things so small
The little things are the big things after all