Little Things

"**Little Things**" is a song by One Direction from their 2012 album, *Take Me Home*. It was written by Ed Sheeran and Fiona Bevan. Sheeran said to MTV News, "The two songs that I wrote for One Direction's album are, they're the same subject matter as the last song I wrote for the last album 'cause they're from the same batch of songs. They're both about my ex-girlfriend." Bevan said in an interview, "I had this idea where I wanted to write a song about all these 'little things' and every little thing actually had such a huge meaning. So that was my idea for the song, he really loved it, and so that was how we wrote Little Things. We wrote everything together – all the lyrics, all the melodies, all the chords – so it was a true 50-50 co-write in every respect. He was on guitar and I was on piano, and we were both singing. It was like doing a duet all day! By the time he left, it was fully formed. It wasn't even really a whole day, I think it did come quite quickly."

Jonah Marais and Alyssa Shouse covered the song when they were dating at the time. It was released digitally as a single on January 14, 2015. The music video was uploaded to YouTube on January 17, directed by Rob Swanson.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1: Alyssa Shouse, *Jonah Marais*]

Your hand fits in mine like it's made just for me

But bear this in mind, it was meant to be

And I'm joining up the darts with the freckles on your cheeks

And it all makes sense to me

*I know you've never loved the wrinkles by your eyes*

*When you've smiled, you've never loved your stomach or your thighs*

*The dimples on your back at the bottom of your spine*

*But I love them endlessly*

[Chorus: Alyssa Shouse]

I won't let these little things 'scape out my mouth

But it's true, it's you, oh, it's you, they add up to

I'm in love with you

And all these little things

[Verse 2: Alyssa Shouse, *Jonah Marais*]

You can't go to bed without a cup of tea

And maybe that's the reason that you talk in your sleep

You know those conversations, all the secrets that I keep

All makes no sense to me

*I know you've never loved the sound of your voice*

*On tape, you never watch, but I know how much you hate*

*You still have to squeeze into your jeans*

*But you're perfect to me*

[Chorus: **Both**]

**I won't let these little things 'scape out my mouth**

**But it's true, it's you, oh, it's you, they add up to**

**I'm in love with you**

**And all these little things**

[Post-Chorus: *Jonah Marais*, **Both**]

*You'll never love yourself half as much as I love you*

*And you'll never treat yourself right, darling, but I want you to*

**If I let you know, I'm here for you**

*And maybe you'll love yourself like I love you*

[Bridge: *Jonah Marais*]

*I've just let these little things slip out of my mouth*

*'Cause it's you, oh, it's you, it's you they add up to*

*And I'm in love with you*

*And all these little things*

[Chorus: Alyssa Shouse, **Both**]

I won't let these little things 'scape **out my mouth**

**But it's true, it's you, it's you, they add up to**

**I'm in love with you**

**And all these little things**

## References

1. ↑ Aaron Slater. "How I wrote One Direction’s 'Little Things' by Fiona Bevan". September 29, 2019.
2. ↑ "One Direction - Little Things - Cover by Alyssa Shouse & Jonah Marais". *YouTube*. January 17, 2015.