Give It Away

If you want more happy than your heart will hold If you want to stand taller if the truth were told Take whatever you have, and give it away If you want less lonely and a lot more fun And deep satisfaction when the day is done Throw your heart wide open and give it away He was workin' in his garden when I happened by He waved me over with that look in his eye And started breakin' off some ears of corn He says, "Here boy, today this corn is just right Boil it up for your supper tonight" I've learned it's true what my pappy used to say Oh, nothing's quite as good until you give it away If you want more happy than your heart will hold If you want to stand taller if the truth were told Take whatever you have, and give it away, oh If you want less lonely and a lot more fun And deep satisfaction when the day is done Throw your heart wide open and give it away (hey!) Oh, there's been a lotta water go over the dam Since the day in the garden with my Uncle Sam So, I hope you'll hear these words I have to say (everybody) There are two kinds of folks-takers and givers There's gripers and complainers and big-hearted livers It depends on how we choose to spend our days Oh, we can hoard up all we've got, or give it all away If you want more happy than your heart will hold If you want to stand taller if the truth were told Take whatever you have, and give it away If you want less lonely and a lot more fun And deep satisfaction when the day is done Throw your heart wide open and give it away (Okay, let me see your light out, here we go) If you want more happy than your heart will hold If you want to stand taller if the truth were told Take whatever you have, and give it away (give, give, give and give it away) If you want less lonely and a lot more fun And deep satisfaction when the day is done Throw your heart wide open and give it away Give it away (give it away) Give it away (oh, you gotta give, give, give it away) Give it away (you gotta give it away, yeah, yeah) Give it away If you want more happy than your heart will hold If you want to stand taller if the truth were told Take whatever you have, and give it away (give, give, give, give it away) If you want less lonely and a lot more fun And deep satisfaction when the day is done Throw your heart wide open and give, give it away Do you believe that? Woo! Awesome!