SHE RAN DOWN
FROM THE UPSTAIRS
AND SHE BURST
INTO THE ROOM
SAID DAD
I'M PLAYIN' DINOSAURS
DO YOU WANNA
BE ONE TOO
I SET MY GROWN-UP
WORLD ASIDE
AND SAID
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE
SHE STOPPED TO
ASK THIS QUESTION
WHEN WE WERE
HALFWAY UP THE STAIRS
HOW MUCH
DO YOU LOVE ME
HOW MUCH
DO YOU REALLY CARE
I TOUCHED MY HEART
SPREAD MY ARMS
AND SAID
ALL THE WAY TO THERE
SHE CALLED ME FROM
A PARTY LATE
ONE NIGHT
HER JUNIOR YEAR
AND BRAVELY GAVE
AN ADDRESS
THROUGH THE SORRIES
AND THE TEARS
SHE WAS SITTING ON
THE PORCH STEP
AS I PULLED UP
TO THE CURB
I COULD SEE
THE QUESTION
IN HER EYES
SHE ASKED
WITHOUT A WORD
HOW MUCH
DO YOU LOVE ME
HOW MUCH
DO YOU REALLY CARE
I TOUCHED MY HEART
SPREAD MY ARMS
AND SAID
ALL THE WAY TO THERE
IT'S THE SIMPLE THINGS
THAT MATTER MOST
IN EVERYBODY'S LIFE
SOMETIMES JUST
KNOWIN' THAT
YOU'RE REALLY LOVED
MAKES EVERYTHING
ALRIGHT
CHILDREN GROW
AND YEARS GO BY
MOMS AND DADS
GET GRAY
LITTLE GIRLS
GET MARRIED
AND GIVE THEIR
DINOSAURS AWAY
THEY'LL LIVE THEIR
GROWN-UP LIVES
AND CALL
THEIR DADDIES
NOW AND THEN
AND FROM A
THOUSAND MILES AWAY
I'LL HEAR HER
ON THE STAIRS AGAIN
AND SHE'LL SAY
HOW MUCH
DO YOU LOVE ME
HOW MUCH
DO YOU REALLY CARE
I'LL TOUCH MY HEART
I'LL SPREAD MY ARMS
AND SAY
ALL THE WAY TO THERE
WE'LL TOUCH
OUR HEARTS
SPREAD OUR ARMS
AND SAY
ALL THE WAY TO THERE