The Oak Ridge Boys - When You Give It Away lyrics

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