I used to think that I was sure of what made people tick
You strip 'em 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) I 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 doin' what you can
Takin' every chance to make the choice to be a better man
So do a little good
Oh, 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 somethin' in-between
It's an everyday decision, two steps forward, one step back
But if you try to 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 doin' what you can
Takin' 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 (hey, hey)
Maybe there's no magic wand
Maybe there's no switch to flip
(Oh, oh) 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
(Doin' the world a little good)
It only takes a little good (just a little good)
And some doin' what you can (do what you can)
Takin' every chance to make the choice to help your fellow man, yeah
And whether it's Christmas day
Or a random day in May (or a 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
So do a little good, hey!
(Just a little) do a little good
(Just a little) do a little good
(Just a little) do a little good
Do a little good, give a little more
(Do a little good) some days you may soar beyond (hey, just a little, just a little)
Do a little good
