One by One

Verse 1

I saw the news again, another tragedy

A thousand people hurting, and it's killing me

I wanted to fix it all, wanted to change the world

But I'm just one person with my hands tied, feeling so small

Verse 2

My friend said, "What's the point? There's too much to be done

You can't save everyone, you can't help everyone"

I almost believed him, almost walked away

Then I remembered something that changed everything that day

Pre-Chorus

He didn't heal the masses all at once

He stopped for just one woman in the crowd

Chorus

One by one, that's how the Savior loved

One by one, sometimes that's enough

I can't do everything, but I can do something

And maybe that something starts with one

One by one, one by one

Verse 3

So I bought a meal for the man on Fourth and Main

Learned his name was Michael, heard about his pain

I couldn't solve his problems, couldn't fix his life

But for twenty minutes, he knew someone cared that night

Verse 4

My neighbor lost her husband back in early spring

I can't bring him back, can't change anything

But I can mow her lawn on Saturday at ten

And sit with her on Sundays now and then

Pre-Chorus

He touched the leper no one else would touch

He called down Zacchaeus from the tree

Chorus

One by one, that's how the Savior loved

One by one, sometimes that's enough

I can't do everything, but I can do something

And maybe that something starts with one

One by one, one by one

Bridge

The crowd was overwhelming, five thousand standing there

But He saw the little boy who had something to share

Five loaves and two fishes didn't seem like much

But in the Master's hands, one small gift was enough

Verse 5

So I'm not gonna worry about the things I can't control

Or let the weight of everything consume my soul

I'll just love the person standing right in front of me

'Cause that's what He would do, that's who He taught me to be

Chorus

One by one, that's how the Savior loved

One by one, sometimes that's enough

I can't do everything, but I can do something

And maybe that something starts with one

One by one, one by one

Outro

I can't save the world, but I can start right here

With the person next to me, drawing near

One by one, one by one

That's how the work gets done

One by one