Little By Little

Little By Little - Archie Roach

When I was a baby we had no home

And we weren’t the only family we were not alone

Daddy built a shelter from the wind and rain

Through the years I’ve been building this home

Gonna build it solid gonna build it strong

Gonna build it myself I’m an independent man

So I’m singing now

Little by little and stone by stone

Gonna build this building on my own

And nobody can say this is mine but me

Little by little and stone by stone

Gonna build this building on my own

And nobody can say this is mine but me

When I was a young man I drifted around

Here and there and from town to town

Getting drunk drinking red red wine

Then one day I realised

When I met that girl with those big brown eyes

Oh I knew she’d be a friend of mine

So I’m singing now

Little by little and stone by stone

Gonna build this building on my own

And nobody can say this is mine but me

Little by little and stone by stone

Gonna build this building on my own

And nobody can say this is mine but me

Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down

Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down

Cos it’s built inside of me

Where nobody else can see

Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down

Well we had some trouble and we had some strife

Had to quit my drinking had to change my life

I had to do it for my family

Now when I quit drinking it got harder still

And I know there’s a way where there’s a will

And I won’t give up, until we all are free.

So I’m singing now

Little by little and stone by stone

Gonna build this building on my own

And nobody can say this is mine but me

Little by little and stone by stone

Gonna build this building on my own

And nobody can say this is mine but me

Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down

Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down

Cos it’s built inside of me

Where nobody else can see

Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down

Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down

Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down

Cos it’s built inside of me

Where nobody else can see

Ain’t nobody gonna tear this building down

Little by little stone by stone

Gonna build this building on my own

And nobody can say this is mine but me

Little by little stone by stone

Gonna build this building on my own

And nobody can say this is mine but me

Nobody but me