Little by Little

Archie Roach, 2004

When I was a baby we had no home
And we weren't the only family, we were not alone
But 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
Goin' to build it myself, I'm an independent man

So sing now little by little and stone by stone
Gonna build this building on my own
And nobody can say this is mine but me
Well little by little and stone by stone
Gonna build this building on my own
And nobody can say that this is mine but me

When I was a young man, drifted around
Here and there from town to town
Getting drunk, drinking red, red wine
Then one day I realized
When I met this girl with those big brown eyes
Oh I knew she'd be a friend of mine

So 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
Yeah 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
It's built inside of me yeah where nobody else can see
Ain't nobody going to 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
When I quit drinking it got harder still
But I know there's a way where there's a will
But I won't give up until we all are free

.../2 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 that 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 yeah where nobody else can see
Ain't nobody going to 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 yeah where nobody else can see
Ain't nobody going to tear this building down

Little by little and stone by stone
Gonna build this building on my own
And nobody can say this is mine but me
Yeah little by little and stone by stone
Gonna build this building on my own
And nobody can say that this is mine but me
Nobody but me