I've been sizin' you up and stuff
Watchin you live life large
Enough for the both of us
To big up the love
Got the measure of the man in you
It's more than the sum of the parts
It's true what they say
You gotta big up the love

I've been checkin' nice things you do
Standing in the Starbucks queue
You buy coffee for a stranger
Who's down on their luck
Random acts of kindness flow,
Compassion from a hand I'd like to hold
It does it for me and I can't get enough

Oh, don't confuse me when I say
Oh, please don't take this the wrong way
You can lead a heart to love
But you can make it fall
I'm tired of loving small 'cause

Size matters and not how you think
I'm talking bout your heart
And what you do with it
The more seeds you plant
The more flowers will grow
So big up the love 'till it overflows

Most blokes to shallow to swim in
Only interested in one thing
It's all so meaningless
'cause puddles dry up
With a view of the world so small
It limits the size of the dream
And you achieving it
A new panorama
With your arms around me,
I see my life how it should be

You can lead a heart to love
But you can make it fall
I'm tired of loving small 'cause

Size matters and not how you think
I'm talkin bout your heart
And what you do with it
The more seeds you plant
The more flowers will grow
So big up the love 'till it overflows

Big it up [Repeat: x2]


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    About liking someone that has serious potential. I love it. One of my favorites.

    crazy&lovniton January 24, 2007   Link

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