When you're crying, I will understand And I will always be right here to hold your hand When it's darkest and you're all alone I will be the shining light to guide you home It's the little things, I swear The way you sing when you dry your hair It's the little things we share, oh The way you hold my hand after all these years You make me laugh when I'm close to tears We stay up late drinking cheap red wine Like our first date, we'll just talk all night About the little things When you're old and your bones feel weak I will sing to you until you fall asleep When it's colder and it gets hard to move I will dance with you right there in the living room Oh, it's the little things you do The way you laugh when I act a fool It's the little you do, oh The way you hold my hand after all these years You make me laugh when I'm close to tears We stay up late drinking cheap red wine Like our first date, we'll just talk all night I tell you all my fears and you just say We'll play it all by year, we'll be okay 'Cause we're so much stronger than all of this We'll build our lives up, brick by brick Up on the little things Up on the little things When you're crying, I will understand I will always be right here to hold your hand It's the little things I've seen You're so much kinder than I'll ever be It's the little things for me, oh The way you hold my hand after all these years You make me laugh when I'm close to tears We stay up late drinking cheap red wine Like our first date, we'll just talk all night I tell you all my fears and you just say We'll play it all by year, we'll be okay 'Cause we're so much stronger than all of this We'll build our lives up, brick by brick Up on the little things