Three steps forward, two steps back we go You try and push harder, they push right back, I know That time moves fast and change moves painfully slow It's hard to see the shift when you're so close Brick by brick, we are building You won't see for the longest time We're building a new life You plant a seed and wait for it to grow They hate it now but they're too scared to know That their children's children will sit underneath it's shade And their children's children will bask in the love you made Brick by brick, we are building You won't see for the longest time We're building a new life It won't show for the longest time Brick by brick, we are building You won't see for the longest time We're building a new life It won't show for the longest time Brick by brick, we are building You won't see for the longest time We're building a new life It won't show for the longest time