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In Our Small Way

This version of In Our Small Way was released by Michael Jackson in 1972.

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Maybe you and I can’t do great things
We may not change the world in one day
But we still can change some things today…
In our small way

Empty words are not enough
Where there’s hurt we’ll be a crush
When there’s thirst we’ll fill each other’s cup
Because we care we love enough to share

Maybe you and I can’t do great things
We may not change the world in one day
But we still can change some things today…
In our small way

In despair we’ll be the hope
And the prayer that frees the soul
We’ll be there to share each lonely road
Because we love, I know
We care enough

Maybe you and I can’t do great things
We may not change the world in one day
But we still can change some things today…
In our small way

Just a little time is all it takes
What a difference just a smile can make, you’ll see
Love is all we need

Maybe you and I can’t do great things
We may not change the world in one day
But we still can change some things today…
In our small way

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About Lyrics and In Our Small Way by Michael Jackson

The lyrics to In Our Small Way are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Michael Jackson in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to In Our Small Way are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Michael Jackson and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for In Our Small Way back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to In Our Small Way by Michael Jackson in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to In Our Small Way" means the words set to the music of In Our Small Way, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Michael Jackson. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to In Our Small Way and the lyrics to In Our Small Way are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Michael Jackson who came here looking just for the lyrics to In Our Small Way, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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