The Little Things

A song about the memories that children have regarding the loss of a parent.

Words and Music By Tom Dalton
© 1999

When I think of all the things that we shared together
It’s hard to remember everything
But it’s all the little things like the way your eyes smiled
Or the funny way you used to sing

Like the times we used to go to the grocery store
And race around the aisles with the cart
And the way you used to wear that silly little hat
Or the family picnics in the park

Chorus
It’s the little things I can’t forget
That made our life so sweet
There’s a place in my heart where you’ll always be
Where I remember the little things

Like the way you used to carry me around on your back
And pretend you were a wild, wild horse
Or the time you made spaghetti but the family wasn’t ready
For spaghetti with Tabasco sauce

Or those days at the beach where we’d play in the waves
And build sandcastles higher and higher
Or that day you were barbecuin’ in the backyard
And you dropped all the burgers in the fire

(Chorus)

All the times we used to sit around and watch TV
You let me watch my favorite shows
Or when you took us to the circus and we all got pretty nervous
When the guy on the trapeze bar let go

On Sundays you made breakfast: pancakes, eggs and bacon
You read the funnies and I would watch cartoons
Sometimes we would laugh so hard, my stomach really hurt
Before we knew it, it was almost noon

(chorus)