[Verse 1: Voice 1 lead only — raspy gravelly male rock voice, intimate conversational delivery, soft acoustic] You know I'm in a mood before I say a word One look across the room and you've already heard You'll give me some space, then you'll give me some hell Say something just to make me laugh in spite of myself You remember the little things I swear I'll get to And somehow make a long day easier to get through Most folks would never notice half of what I see But after all these years, you still amaze me [Pre-Chorus: Voice 1 lead only, restrained grit, gentle build] I guess I got too used to thinking you already knew So maybe it's about time I said it to you [Chorus: Voice 1 and Voice 2 in full two-part harmony throughout, two distinct voices clearly audible together, restrained full-band lift] I see the things you think nobody sees All the little ways you make this life better The love you give without asking for a thing The way you somehow hold it all together I know I don't say it half as much as I should But I hope by now you know what I mean All those little things you do without thinking Baby, they ain't lost on me [Verse 2: Voice 2 lead only — gravel-soaked raspy male tenor, close-mic dry delivery, worn-in warmth, relaxed storytelling] There's a quiet kind of strength in everything you do Never one to raise your voice, never make it about you You have a way of making bad days not seem so bad And there's a kind of beauty in the way you run this place You keep the whole house standing, every name, every date And somehow keep us moving when we're all running late Nobody sees the hundred things you carry on your own But this family runs on you, though you'd never say it does [Pre-Chorus: Voice 2 lead only, worn-in warmth, restrained emotional build] I don't always stop to say I notice everything you do But quiet or not, believe me, girl, I see it all in you [Chorus: Voice 1 and Voice 2 in full two-part harmony throughout, two distinct voices clearly audible together, fuller instrumentation] I see the things you think nobody sees All the little ways you make this life better The love you give without asking for a thing The way you somehow hold it all together I know I don't say it half as much as I should But I hope by now you know what I mean All those little things you do without thinking Baby, they ain't lost on me [Bridge: Voice 1 and Voice 2 alternating lines, intimate call-and-response, final line sung together in unison] For every time I should've said thank you and didn't Every time you gave a little more than you had For all the ordinary days that went by too fast I was paying attention, even when I never said that [Final Chorus: Voice 1 and Voice 2 in full two-part harmony, a cappella or near-silent on first two lines — just voices, no instruments — then full band crashes in on line three, richest and most powerful blend of the song, two distinct voices intertwined, rougher and more emotional, no belting — intensity through harmony density, not volume] I see the things you think nobody sees All the little ways you make this life better The love you give without asking for a thing The way you somehow hold it all together I know I don't say it half as much as I should But I hope by now you know what I mean All those little things you do without thinking Baby, they ain't lost on me
