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