When You Give It Away - The Oak Ridge Boys

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