Lyrics: Benj Pasek/Justin Paul
Music: Benj Pasek/Justin Paul
I used to think that I was sure
Of what made people tick
You strip them down
Right to their core
And find a self-centered prick
I thought when the push
Came to the shove
I knew just what I’d do
I’d put me before you
But you didn’t
Guess I didn’t
You can be a cynic and a sinner
Who can only see the flaws
But even if you lost your way
You don’t have to stay a lost cause
So can we do a little good?
Maybe give a little more?
Work a little harder than
We did the day before
It only takes a little good
And some doing what you can
Taking every chance
To make the choice
To be a better man
So do a little good
Well, I have spent each Christmas Day
Obsessed with wrong and right
You thought change
Could only work one way
It had to happen in one night
But now you know
Oh, now you know
The line of good and bad
Is not so clean
And what we are
Is something in between
It’s an everyday decision
Two step forward
One step back
But if you try do what’s right
You’re on the right track
So try to do a little good
Maybe give a little more
Work a little harder than
You did the day before
Work a little harder
It only takes a little good
And some doing what you can
Taking every chance
To make the choice
To help your fellow man
So do a little good (hey)
Just a little
just a little, just a little
Maybe there’s no magic wand
Maybe there’s no switch to flip
Some days you may soar beyond
Some days you may soar beyond
And some days you start to slip
You can give the world some good
In the daily give-and-take
With every ripple, ripple, ripple
That you make
Do a little good (do a little good)
Maybe give a little more (give a little more)
Work a little harder than
You did the day before
Doing the world a little good
It only takes a little good (just a little good)
And some doing what you can
do what you can
Taking every chance
To make the choice
To help your fellow man
And whether it’s Christmas Day
Or a random day in May
You’re gonna wanna say
That you tried the best you could
And a little is enough
A little is enough
A little is enough
To do a little good (hey)
Do a little good
Give a little more
Some days you may soar beyond
Do a little good