Little Things Happen

🎸 The Little Things That Happen Verse 1 Every day we’re livin’, little moments pass us by Conversations, chances… we don’t even question why But I’ve sat and played that “what if” game How one small turn can change everything A stop, a word, a different road Can rewrite a life you thought you know And the biggest one that ever found me Started off so quietly ⸻ Verse 2 Headed home from workin’ down south of San Tone Long week in the dust, just killin’ time Pulled into a place I’d seldom go The old Two Eighty One Club out by Round Mountain, along the road Didn’t know a soul when I walked inside Eighteen years old, just along for the ride Ordered up a Pearl like I’d done before Tryin’ to look older than I really was ⸻ Chorus It’s the little things that happen That turn your whole life ‘round A stop along a highway In some nowhere little town A word, a glance, a memory You almost let slip by Yeah the smallest moments shape you More than money, more than time You can chase the big dreams all you want But look what I found then It was the little things that happen That make life what it is ⸻ Verse 3 Room was dark, smoke hangin’ low Then I saw some faces I used to know Slid on over, took a seat Next to a lady lookin’ mighty sweet Maxine, that was her name We got to talkin’, just passin’ time away Then she said somethin’ stopped me cold ‘Bout her daughter I used to hold ⸻ Verse 4 Madeline was staying down in Kingsville town, she’d Tried college in San Marcos, but it didn’t work out We’d had somethin’ back in school Young love playin’ by its own rules Didn’t call it steady, but we both knew There wasn’t much we wouldn’t do Then life pulled us separate ways Like it does in them growing days ⸻ Verse 5 Didn’t stay long, just said goodbye “Tell her hello… give me a try If she’s ever back this way Tell her I’d like to see her someday” I like to think that very night Mama and daughter talked awhile And by the next day, maybe two She was headed back to her momma’s place ⸻ Chorus It’s the little things that happen That turn your whole life ‘round A stop along a highway In some nowhere little town A word, a glance, a memory You almost let slip by Yeah the smallest moments shape you More than money, more than time ⸻ Verse 6 Then the phone rang, and we made a plan Before I knew it I was back again Every night in Round Mountain’s lights Drivin’ over just to hold her tight We’d go to Johnson City, eat at Charles’ place Talk for hours, just face to face And when I couldn’t make that drive We’d talk all night just to feel alive ⸻ Bridge One thing led to another way too fast Didn’t take long, we knew it would last By November there was no doubt Ain’t a thing that could’ve turned us ‘round Now here we stand all these years Through the laughter and the tears Fifty Five Years come November six All from one small twist ⸻ Final Chorus (slower, reflective) It’s the little things that happen That write your story down A single stop can change your road And turn your world around You can wonder “what if” all your life Or thank the road you’re on ‘Cause the smallest moments shape you Long after they are gone Yeah I’ll always be thankful for that day And the path I wandered in For the little things that happen that make life what it is