Every Little Thing That You Do

Don’t try to buy your way into my heart
That’s not the reason I love you
It’s much simpler than that -
It’s every little thing that you do.

The way you pick me up
After the football team wins the Friday night game
It’s the way that you wear your heart on your sleeve
And how you cautiously say my name.

It’s how it doesn’t matter where you are
As long as I’m with you
It’s the way you love to be with me
It’s every little thing that you do.

It’s how I love the way you call me “baby”
And how you hold my hand
It’s how you hold me and hate letting go
And no matter what goes wrong in my life you seem to understand

It’s when you go twenty miles out of your way just to kiss me goodnight
It’s the way you say “I love you…”
It’s the way you smile that smile
It’s every little thing that you do.

It’s the way you do everything you can to protect me
Whether it means pushing someone away
Or attempting to keep away the hard truth about your past
It’s the times that you don‘t know what to say.

It’s how all of your friends look up to you
(and you know that they do)
How you fight for what you believe in
It’s every little thing that you do.

It’s how you told me that I changed your life
And I know you mean it
It’s how being with you is amazing
And every time we’re together I wonder if I dreamed it.

It’s how my bad day turns good
With only the thought of you
It’s how you’re always there for me
It’s every little thing that you do.

It’s the way you can make me laugh
It’s when you tap my fingers
It’s how you love it when I wear white
And how after you leave your presence lingers.

It’s how my handprint stayed on your face
Two days after I slapped you
For getting a little to “overexcited”
It’s every little thing that you do.

It’s how I know you’ll never forget me
Even after we’ve parted
And how I could go on like this forever
But I know someday I might leave you broken hearted.

It’s how you say you love me
And I know it’s true
It’s how you make me love you right back
It’s every little thing that you do.