[Intro] [Verse 1] Step by step the teardrops fall, I can’t hold ‘em back Word by word, I write you down in faded black (oh baby) Dream by dream, the nights get colder than the daylight Plan by plan, they slip like smoke into the night [Verse 2] Petal by petal the roses fade in my garden Leaf by leaf, they’re falling quicker than my heart did (mmm-hmm) Hope by hope, I watch the pieces start to scatter Snowflake by snowflake, nothing seems to matter O.... [Pre-Chorus] I’ve been counting all the little things you promised (yeah) I’ve been praying love would find its way back home [Chorus] Bit by bit, you’re walking out the door (don’t you know) Day by day, I don’t feel you anymore (no, no) Tear by tear, I’m stronger through it all Bit by bit, I’m taking, I’m taking it all back (bit by bit) [Verse 3] Line by line, your letters fade like smoke on paper Night by night, I tell myself I’ll see you later (mmm-hmm) Hour by hour, the past keeps stealing up behind me Step by step, I learn to let you go so kindly O.... [Pre-Chorus] I’ve been holding on to pieces of your memory (oh yeah) But I can’t hold what wants to run and roam [Chorus] Bit by bit, you’re walking out the door (don’t you know) Day by day, I don’t feel you anymore (no, no) Tear by tear, I’m stronger through it all Bit by bit, I’m taking, I’m taking it all back (bit by bit) [musical interlude] [Bridge] And I’m stronger than the heartbreak (I’ll be fine) I’m a wildfire rising up from pain (rising high) You can’t stop the dawn from breaking (no, no) I’ll be whole again someday [Electric guitar solo] [Final Chorus] Bit by bit, I’m leaving you behind (oh yeah) Day by day, I’m learning I’ll be fine (I’ll be fine) Tear by tear, I’m breaking down this wall Bit by bit, I’m taking, I’m taking it all back (bit by bit) O..... [Outro / Ad-lib fade] Bit by bit… (I’m stronger now) Bit by bit… (I’ll make it somehow) [Spoken word] Bit by bit… [musical ending]
