[Verse 1] I see the morning paint the roofs in gold Coffee smoke dancing in the cold A bicycle bell down an old café street And strangers smiling when their eyes meet The river hums a lazy tune Sunday birds beneath the moon Every tiny thing somehow unfurls In this little world of ours [Chorus] And I think... What a beautiful ride Through the tears and the light Through the long sleepless nights Still the stars arrive Oh, I know Even hearts that break can heal Like the flowers in the field Turning silence into pearls In this little world of ours [Verse 2] Children drawing suns on cracked-up walls Old men laughing in the park at all The lovers swaying slow outside the bar Like they’ve forgotten where they are A saxophone from apartment five Makes the midnight feel alive Every lonely soul still softly twirls In this little world of ours [Chorus] And I think... What a beautiful ride Every shadow every shine Every wrong turn every sign Led us here tonight Oh, I know There’s a mercy in the rain Little joys inside the pain Tiny diamonds in the dirt In this little world of ours [Bridge] Maybe heaven isn’t far away Maybe it’s hidden in ordinary days In the steam of soup In a worn-out song In holding somebody When the winter’s long [Final Chorus] And I think... What a beautiful ride Hear the city breathe at night Hear the dreamers still survive Like candles in the dark Oh, I know Life can bruise and life can bless Still it wraps us in its tenderness And every spinning heart still whirls In this little world... This little world of ours
