
Date of issue: 31.12.1985
Record label: MCA Nashville, Universal Music
Song language: English
When You Give It Away |
She’d give you the shirt right off of her back |
And he would squeeze a penny 'til it hollered too |
She couldn’t hang on to nothin' she had |
And he couldn’t let go |
No never wanted to |
She was standing on the corner of Faith and Hope |
When he came rushing by |
Taking up coins for the Salvation Army |
When the song she sang brought a tear to his eye |
When you give it away |
When you give it away |
It all comes back tenfold they say |
The more you give, the more you shall receive |
Oh, when you give it away |
When you give it away |
Mouths are fed and souls are saved |
Some things money can’t buy 'til you give it away |
On his way to work and on his way home |
He paid more and more attention to the singer than the song |
But every day she seemed to grow |
Weaker 'til he found her shaking in the cold |
So he grabbed her up, took her in |
Wrapped her in his coat |
For she had given hers to a stranger |
And with anger in his voice |
He told her what he thought |
Girl, when you give it away |
When you give it away |
It all comes back tenfold you say |
But the more you give, the more they seem to take |
Oh, when you give it away |
When you give it away |
A heart of gold is an easy prey |
And you’re left out in the cold when you give it away |
As she looked into his eyes |
She saw the love they held for her |
And asked if it was not because I gave my all |
You saw my worth |
When you give it away |
When you give it away |
It all comes back tenfold they say |
The more you give, the more you shall receive |
When you give it away |
When you give it away |
The Lord smiles down on a better place |
Some things money can’t buy 'til you give it away |
Love is one thing money can’t buy when you give it away |
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