Little By Little
Lyrics and audio
Give me a couple of Moments
your eyes are so sweet and kind
Give a Couple of moments with me to spend some time with you
Walking ain't easy
walking is tough
talking your walking is more than enough
Its not what want
its not what you need
its more than what some got
Its more than you see
a little bit more please
of something to eat
Give me the strength to climb to my feet
Walking ain't easy
walking is tough
talking with your walking is more than enough
Sometimes we choose the wrong path
Sometimes that path chooses us
Sometimes we lose much more than we thought
Sometimes our thoughts demand trust
I want to thank you
cause your always there
you pull me up with your tender care
you could have left me and just walked away
but you didn't think twice when you chose to stay
Walking ain't easy
walking is tough
talking with your walking is more than enough
Once everything is lost
my wealth and my fame
and everything it cost me and everyone I blamed
When everything has vanished and my reserve is gone
and I can barely manage to go on
I am wide awake wondering what I can do
can I break through the silence with the truth
My eyes are open but empty and afraid
Still struggle to perceive and believe what I pursue
Dear Elijah don't leave me here to die
lift me up into the heavens in the sky upon your flame
Dear Elijah your message is not lost though ambivalent I persist to justify my cause......
From the errors of my past I attempt to hide
in an emptiness so vast and the weakness of my pride
I stand alone the ground is bare and dry
the darkness is so thick I cannot see the sky....
I am wide awake wondering what I can do
can I break through the silence with of the truth
my eyes are open but empty and afraid
still I struggle to perceive and believe what I pursue
Dear Elijah don't leave me here to die
lift me up into the heavens in the sky upon your flame
Dear Elijah your message is not lost though ambivalent I persist to justify my cause....
I like coffee in the morning
coffee late at night
I like coffee when I wake up and the sun is shining bright
I like coffee...
I like a couple of cups in the mid afternoon
and 12 hours later in the light of the moon I like coffee...
supposin’ that your thinking it's the stuff I'm drinking
that lifts me up whenever I'm a sinking
It really doesn't matter what kind we brew cause what I like best is the time I spend with you drinking coffee....
I like the beans of Guatemala
I like it from Peru
I like it from Sumatra and Africa too
I like coffee
I like my coffee hot I like my coffee strong I can drink this stuff all day long I like coffee...
supposin’ that your thinking it's the stuff I'm drinking that lifts me up whenever I'm a sinking It really doesn't matter what kind we brew cause what I like best is the time I spend with you drinking coffee....
Maybe we will not cross paths
Maybe not catch each others eyes
you might not see me before I see you
Maybe I will run and hide
Maybe I will turn away
Maybe not even try
I might just keep on moving along
When I see you smile, I see you smile
The irony of eggshells is it's the same for both of us,
we both step lightly fear more than we trust,
dance again on broken pieces
before they turn to dust.
start fresh with a little more care,
try to regain, lost trust.
Maybe I will be the Clown as I make my social rounds
Maybe I will treat you like the others I know and act like I am doing fine
Maybe when I see you, you will be somewhat reserved
I might get weird when I hear your voice and analyze every word, every word
The irony of eggshells
is it's the same for both of us
we both step lightly fear more than we trust
dance again on broken pieces before they turn to dust.
Start fresh with a little more care try to regain, lost trust
The high wires home to the nights biggest star
in the heavens she walks a tight line
but down here on earth she drinks with the clowns sometimes gets high with a mime
The ringmaster basks in the glory
till the spot leaves the tip of his cane
while a hobo waits in the shadows to sweep all the light that remains
we are all in this together it is something we should all know
you do your part and I will do mine
we all have a role in the show
The big top rises up above us we look toward the high flying man
swinging he hopes
That the knots in the ropes
will hold until he safely lands
The lions are hardly ferocious
but roar when they hear the whip crack
and an a-hole stands proud
and soaks up the crowd
an essential part of the act
we are all in this together
it is something we should all know
you do your part and I will do mine
we all have a role in the show
We can dance and we can sing
with all of the joy you bring
there is no time
like the time we have got right now
If you are feeling kind of nutty
go on and find your buddy
there is no time like the time we have got right now
Sometimes I get befuddled
caught in the rain walking through puddles
my feet get wet, and my mind starts to race
I wanna get home I pick up the pace
Thinking about where I want to be
When there is a puddle right in front of me....
Where we can splash and act insane
have some fun out in a pouring rain
there is no time like the time we have got right now
We can bounce all around and make a happy sound
there is no time like the time we have got right now
I am asking for help
guess I have to ask twice
Maybe you are not listening
maybe you're not that nice
maybe your hands are busy
maybe you are just blind
maybe my voice is lost
in a sea of desperate times
What cripples me most
is not the damage to my spine
but the fear that I could fall through the void
as you struggle to survive
So I am asking help
I guess I have to ask twice.
Now others may not
I'm not sure that they are able
it is hard to reach out
when no ones at the table
What cripples me most is not the damage to my spine
but the fear that I could fall through the void
as you struggle to survive
So I am asking help.
I guess I have to ask twice
it hard for me to ask
As I can see you need it too
I will help you if I can Is there something I can do?
What cripples me most
is not the damage to my spine
but the fear that I could fall through the void
as you struggle to survive
So I am asking help.
I guess I have to ask twice
I ain't got nothing to lose
I got a bad pair of legs, some place to put my shoes
I don't walk right... but my toes are wrapped up tight
I ain't got nothing to lose
she ain’t got nothing to lose
I heard her singing' them blues
she's been out of work cause for telling off some jerk
now she ain't got nothing to lose
We ain't got nothing to lose
while the bank is getting ready to sue
but the coins are all gone
she sighs that we will live on
Now we ain't got nothing to lose
Things will be looking up from here
as we shift into a higher gear
We can tighten up our belts
we can be stronger this year
things are looking up from here
Cause we ain't got nothing to lose
Don't blink before it's over
don't think that this will not end
Soon we will older
gone will be times with our family and friends
these will be memories of what is happening now
I won't let go of my past
anymore that I can let go of my dreams
my memories will always last
even if there is little to believe in
don't think that this will not end
Soon we will older
gone will be times with our family and friends
these will be memories of what is happening now
Now It seems so simple
it is right in front of me
I get turned around look up when I should look down
look back to my family
Don't blink before it's over
don't think that this will not end
Soon we will older
gone will be times with our family and friends
these will be memories of what is happening now
I am a cat I live outside
I like it like that I can run I hide,
I can do what I want
I can stalk a mouse
not like those other cats stuck in the house...
I can sit on a fence
and yowl at the moon
you can try to make sense
of my alley cat tune you
might a misunderstood
mighta sounded like pain,
I am still the topcat of the alley food chain.
You can't keep me locked up in your Kitchen.
you can't leash me like some stupid dog,
so don't give me a litter box cause I will hunt and kill your socks
and your couch will never be the same
I am a cat in a late night choir
you might think we're in heat or these cats are on fire.
But make no mistake
we are singing for love, we are singing for mice.
to lion above....
you can't keep me locked up in your Kitchen.
You can't leash me like some stupid dog
so don't give me a litter box
cause I will hunt and kill your socks
and I swear your couch will never be the same
I have to admit
I am kinda high
on a little catnip
now I think I can fly
picked a fight with a leaf,
picked a fight with a dog
spent the rest of the night
hiding in a log...
you can't keep me locked up in your Kitchen.
You can't leash me like some stupid dog
so don't give me a litter box
cause I will hunt and kill your socks
and I swear your couch will never be the same
Who here will lead us?
who here can we trust?
who here have the wise men prophesied?
Will it be a fallen soldiers mother to step forward?
Will it be a victim of the storm?
Is it you? Is it I? Is it something deep inside?
Is there someone here to lead us this time?
Are they someone in a vision?
Or someone in a prison?
Someone that hasn't yet been born?
Will we know them when we see them
or sell them out for treason,
renounce them as they step beyond the norm
Is it you? Is it I? Is it something deep inside?
Is there someone here to lead us this time?
Little by little your letting me go,
soon I will not ever know
what you are up to and how you spend your time,
who you wake up with, who makes you shine.
This could take some time letting you
go and a little to much wine and the people I know
are getting me through this getting over you
getting me back to the me that I once knew
soon I 'll be nothing but a memory’s smile
The last thing we said was I will see you in a while.
It never really happens as we both go separate ways
though we try to stay close we run out of things
to say.
This could take some time letting you go
and a little to much wine and the people I know
are getting me through this getting over you
getting me back to the me that I once knew
I have run 26 miles climbed to the top of the hill.
I've seen finish line smiles and I have taken my spills.
I have been down on my knees,
I've seen joy and tragedy.
I've seen rivers far to wide and my doubts I can’t deny.
but don't worry about me. things ain't as bad as they seem.
And I am gonna get back up on my feet again
I been in love a few times
filled with song and happy rhymes
thought I had finally found someone to hold me till the end of time
I have been down on my knees
I've seen joy and tragedy
I've seen rivers far to wide
and my doubts I can’t deny
but don't worry about me
things ain't as bad as they seem
And I am gonna get back up on my feet again
I could have given up a long time ago
I could stepped off the course
I could a given up on everything before it got any worse
The weather has changed
and so has my range
I can’t always do the things I had done before
I have been down on my knees
I've seen joy and tragedy
I've seen rivers far too wide
and my doubts I can’t deny
but don't worry about me
things ain't as bad as they seem
I am gonna get back up on my feet again
In 2025 as I worked on the mixes, I was drawn away family trips to Hawaii and Pennsylvania. Both trips were in memorial or family members lost over the past year. My father Joe Mosbrook and my wife's grandparents Ann and Roger Rowehl. While away, I was unable to work on the records and decided to take a deep dive into some recording books. When I returned, my mixes opened up and I was getting the sounds I wanted from my instruments. I needed them to sound the way I hear it when I play. That was now happening and I thought I might look back on this record and see if it could be improved.
Improved it was. I found so many issues with the original mixes that I dug in a re-mixed everything. On my end listen I rediscovered these songs. These were good song then and good songs now. They just needed a little work. Little by little everything is coming around.
