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Little By Little Lyrics by Archie Roach

Tell Me Why

2012

When I was a baby we had no home
And we weren't the only family, we were not alone
Our daddy built a shelter from the wind and rain
All through the years I've buildin' this home
Gotta build it solid, gotta build it strong
Gonna build it myself, I'm an independent man
So I'm singing now
Little by little, 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, went from town to town
Getting drunk, drinking red, red wine
Oh, then one I 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, 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
Ain't nobody gonna tear this building down
Ain't nobody gonna tear this building down
Cause it's built inside of me
And 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
But 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, 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
Ain't nobody gonna tear this building down
Ain't nobody gonna tear this building down
Cause it's built inside of me
Yeah, where nobody else can see
Ain't nobody gonna tear this building down
No, no, no
Ain't nobody gonna tear this building down
Ain't nobody gonna tear this building down
Cause it's built inside of me
Yeah, where nobody else can see
Ain't nobody gonna tear this building down
Oh, 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
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Archie Roach

Archie Roach

About “Little By Little” by Archie Roach

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"Little By Little" appears on "Tell Me Why" in 2012.

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