So Small

Music by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Jim Vallance
Words by me

So small, but we know they’re in there!
You might wonder, “Why should we care?”
Because atoms make up everything that we are!
They are constantly in motion.
They make up the air and ocean.
In fact, everything in heaven and on Earth we see.

Vibrating in a solid
Slip-sliding in a liquid
Colliding in the gas phase
Just bouncing disconnected.

They have a slight attraction
In their potential interaction:
But they’re pushy if you close in.
You’ll never catch them dozin’.

It’s all about what they do.
Their properties define you:
Heat is when they’re jumping,
Pressure’s when they’re bumping,
Always doing something, they’re colliding so elastically!

So small, but we know they’re in there!
You might wonder, “Why should we care?”
Because atoms make up everything that we are!
They are constantly in motion.
They make up the air and ocean.
In fact, everything around us that we hope to see.

Yes, they’re moving, yes, they’re moving!
So tiny that we don’t see.
We know them from their properties.
Yes, they’re moving, they’re really moving!
Atoms are so busy! Man, I would get dizzy!
Buzzin’ and a-whizzin’, always moving so kinetically!

Though small, their collaboration
Merits studied contemplation
You are one elaboration of their contact!
Their small size should not confound you.
They’re in everything around you.
That’s right, liquids, gases, solids —
Liquids, gases, solids — liquids, gases, solids, even you and me. (Hoo-hoo!)

Yes, they’re moving, yes, they’re moving!
So tiny that we don’t see.
There’s nothing else inside me.
Yes, they’re moving, they’re really moving!
Friction’s when they’re sliding,
Drag’s when they’re colliding,
Atoms are providing what’s residing inside you and me!

So small: what I have inside me
Mince me, chop me and divide me
You’ll find nothing’s there but tiny little atoms.
Though small, their communication
Leads to massive complication
They’re in endless combinations making up our world.

So small, but we know they’re in there!
You might wonder, “Why should we care?”
Because atoms make up everything that we are!
They are constantly in motion.
They make up the air and ocean.
In fact, everything in heaven and on Earth we see.

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