Paroles de Gotta start small

I ran a mile today
And for a while today
I forced a smile today and sailed on with ease.

I used to think, 'not me - i can't'.
The track was smooth,
Hardly a slant
And though i panted for air,
I swear i clipped like a breeze.

Using my breath and raising the bar
Four simple laps felt strangely far.
I hope tomorrow my legs are stiff.
I didn't scale a cliff.
It's just a mile.
But i didn't fall.
Gotta start small.

I wrote a song today
And i feel strong today
'cuz i belong today to those who create.
An empty page was all i had.
I thought it out, put pen to pad,
And as i added each line of mine
I felt something great.

Using my hands and feeling fulfilled
As for the song i'm not that skilled.
Still every builder who learns a craft
Keeps growing by the draft.
It's just a draft, and after all,
Gotta start small.

Facing a bigger, a moral biggerish challenge,
That's quite a climb.
I'd rather cling to each thing i can conquer one at a time.

Taking a risk is most of the battle.
A victory to claim.
Taking a risk - no matter how little - small, but committal -- is risking all the same.

The sky is clear today.
I'm fighting fear today.
So while i'm here today
I pick up the phone.

I call my mom; expect the worst.
But i stay calm and i speak first.
Yes, we conversed without fronts
For once.
Then as we burst into tears,
My fears have suddenly flown.
Using my head and using my heart,
Making a call, making a start
A single part of a larger plan.
I'm doing what i can.

I ran a mile.
I wrote a song.
A mile's too short; the song's too long.
I made a call.
Before we fought we learned to talk.
Before i ran, i learned to walk.
Before i walked i learned to crawl.
Gotta start somewhere.
Gotta start small.