0 the words of a song, especially a pop song: --
Paul Simon writes the lyrics for most of his songs.
1 (especially of poetry and songs) expressing personal thoughts and feelings: --
2 expressing emotions, and often having the quality of a song: --
lyric poetry
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.