Red Wall Records: Listen
Little Man
(music and lyrics by Liz Queler & Tanya Leah
)
)One evening when Joey was about 3 months old I noticed a beautiful sunset on the way. I turned off all the lights and took Joey in the rocker by the window. Seth was out at a gig and we were alone in our quiet, with the purple sky - me in the newness of mommyhood - Joey snuggled in a ball on my shoulder. I started singing this song. Most of the first verse came to me then, and I dissolved in a puddle. My wonderful co-writer Tanya helped me carve out the rest.
This song won First Place in the Lady Six String Songwriting competition and was performed my the group "Momsense".
Little Man
Little man sleeping on my shoulder
Soft and warm safe beside my heart
I never dreamed I would someday hold you
But I wished up a sky and I brought down a star
And here you are
Stop the sun - stop the moon
Time is flying by too soon
I watch you grow and now I understand
And I wonder how you hold my whole wide world in your tiny hand
Little man I’m seeing for the first time
Cause through your eyes everything’s brand new
Every cloud and every ray of sunshine
Everyday I learn things I thought I knew
All from you
Stop the sun - stop the moon
Time is flying by too soon
I watch you grow and now I understand
And I wonder how you hold my whole wide world in your tiny hand
Little man
I watch you so proudly
Standing on your own
Soon you’ll take that first big step
And I wonder where you’ll go
Stop the sun - stop the moon
Time is flying by too soon
I watch you grow and now I understand
And I wonder how you hold my whole wide world in your tiny hand
Little man