Susan Anders

Lyrics

Tiny Hopeful Signs
© 2025 Susan Anders

When the morning sun cracks in and I’m glad to be awake
When there’s just enough milk left for the coffee I just made
When I don’t head back to bed and turn on the TV
When I take my sweats off, put on real clothes that are clean

Then I believe I’ll get through this time
I believe in tiny hopeful signs

When the old car starts right up though it’s been acting weird
And that cool song from 7th grade’s the first one that I hear
Some old friend is calling asking where the hell I’ve been
I say I have been down in the dirt but I’m coming back again

Then I believe I’ll get through this time
I believe in tiny hopeful

I roll down a window and I hear a hundred birds
Some guy’s playing bagpipes and I laugh it’s so absurd
I couldn’t ask for help before I didn’t have the words
But now I do

When I pull into a market and my head feels pretty clear
And I don’t fill up the cart with ice cream, pizza, cake, and beer
When I get in the line that has the chatty checkout guy
And when I pay and thank him I look him in the eye

Then I believe this dark mood will end
I believe I’ll get through this time
I believe I’m on the mend
I believe in tiny hopeful signs