Little People

When the chair feels a little too big

And you think you don't fit in

Desperately moving to fill up the space

Worrying every moment you look like a fool

When the shoes feel a little too big

And you think you can't keep them on

Trying hard to shuffle and not stumble and fall

Fearing the moment your face hit the ground

When the mantle feels a little too big

And you think you are drowned inside it

Fighting with all you have to carry it with dignity

When inside you know you can't go much more

We're the little people, you and I

Sitting in the throne that is too big for us

Walking in the shoes that are too big for us

Carrying the mantle that is too big for us

And the world is maddeningly huge

The tasks are viciously heavy

The doubts are crushing us without mercy

And us, the little people, are only little

We want it to stop

We want it to end

We want to scream "That's enough!"

But still we prevail

And slowly but sure the little people won't be so little anymore

We'll sit a bit straighter in the chair

We'll walk more confidently in those shoes

We'll carry the mantle with air of grace

We grew into them through perseverance

Through trials and tribulations

Through countless of "Damn it all!"

Through many whispers of "I can do this"

The tasks didn't get smaller

The little people got bigger

Changes that's too little to perceived

Till one day it all simply fit in

Then we'll wake up and found ourselves in a bigger chair

In a pair of bigger shoes

Carrying a bigger mantle

And we'll say to ourselves: "Dafuq?"

We'll be little people once more

Over and over and over again

But we'll also grow into the tasks

Over and over and over again

Chin up little people,

Shine that bright happy smile

You won't be little forever

We'll just have to trudge through

Head high, little people

Have faith in you, no matter what

Even if you found yourself little again

You made it then, you'll make it again

Be humble, big people

For you can be little any time

Stay true, stay faithful

Big or small, you'll always be you

Love ya', little people

Proud of ya', big people

Things may come and things will go

But you, you will always have you