Please Give Generously

Well, this is not a charity, this is a Tuesday

And he's not trying to get in anybody else's way

He just needs a bit of help to find his

And you can change the course of his night for a couple of quid

You might not change the course that his life is on

But you got no idea what kind of cards he's drawn

And is it really gonna break the bank?

And aren't the banks already broken?

If there are so many people in this city that are homeless

So, give a little, give a lot

Give some of what you got

Don't have to give it all

But just don't give up

Don't give money, give time and energy

Give what you can, but please give generously

Well, I'm singing to myself as much as anybody else

You won't believe the amount of times that I have just walked past

And averted my eyes through fear or embarrassment

My pockets are jingling as I walk off down the high street

The world's busy anyway, staring at the little lights

They won't even notice if we turn up in the dead of night

And ransack the ballroom, peek behind the curtains

'Cause don't you sometimes wonder how the whole thing's working?

Well, don't shoot the messenger who tells you that it's not

It's as broke as the empty pockets of that bloke

That I walk past every day on my way to work

And I always catch his eye, always pretend I don't

Because deep down inside I like to think I might be humble

Tell a lot about society by how they treat their most vulnerable

So, give a little, give a lot

Give some of what you got

Don't have to give it all

But just don't give up

Don't give money, give time and energy

Give what you can, but please give generously

Give what you can, but please give generously