Little People

I remember when I was just a little person Was just a little girl I used to be a heavy sleeper My heart all full of dreams My nights were filled with nonsense but never full of things Mama's still gone and daddy's stuck in bed I think all them voices finally got to her head She was a strange soul, they'd never let her forget I was a strange child, I'd never get ahead We're just little people, and we're just offered little things We're just little people, and we can't expect to live out our dreams I used to be a heavy sleeper, my heart all full of dreams My nights were filled with nonsense but never full of things Heavy sleeper My heart all full of dreams My nights were filled with nonsense but never full of things Logical They told me these were logical aspirations Cause we're just little people And we're just offered little things Undone but unbroken Unsung, but I ain't the only one This weight on my shoulders, been carried by all my people once Pen to paper Shaking hands You were the ones who could always understand My little dreams, although they seemed Impossible aspirations I think