| 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 |