Gotta Start Small Lyrics - Stephanie J. Block: This Place I Know - Stephanie J. Block

I ran a mile today 

And for a while today 

I forced a smile today and sailed on with ease. 

I used to think, 'Not me - I can't'. 

The track was smooth, 

Hardly a slant 

And though I panted for air, 

I swear I clipped like a breeze. 

Using my breath and raising the bar 

Four simple laps felt strangely far. 

I hope tomorrow my legs are stiff. 

I didn't scale a cliff. 

It's just a mile. 

But I didn't fall. 

Gotta start small. 

I wrote a song today 

And I feel strong today 

'cuz I belong today to those who create. 

An empty page was all I had. 

I thought it out, put pen to pad, 

And as I added each line of mine 

I felt something great. 

Using my hands and feeling fulfilled 

As for the song I'm not that skilled. 

Still every builder who learns a craft 

Keeps growing by the draft. 

It's just a draft, and after all, 

Gotta start small. 

Facing a bigger, a moral biggerish challenge, 

That's quite a climb. 

I'd rather cling to each thing I can conquer one at a time. 

Taking a risk is most of the battle. 

A victory to claim. 

Taking a risk - no matter how little - small, but committal -- is risking all the same. 

The sky is clear today. 

I'm fighting fear today. 

So while I'm here today 

I pick up the phone. 

I call my mom; expect the worst. 

But I stay calm and I speak first. 

Yes, we conversed without fronts 

For once. 

Then as we burst into tears, 

My fears have suddenly flown. 

Using my head and using my heart, 

Making a call, making a start 

A single part of a larger plan. 

I'm doing what I can. 

I ran a mile. 

I wrote a song. 

A mile's too short; the song's too long. 

I made a call. 

Before we fought we learned to talk. 

Before I ran, I learned to walk. 

Before I walked I learned to crawl. 

Gotta start somewhere. 

Gotta start small.