Don't Give Up On Giving

[couchgrouch]

Don't Give Up On GivingWhile she paid for milk at the Mini-Marton the counter she saw the half-full jarwhere folks dropped money for the March of Dimesthe cashier gave back a buck sixty-twobut with rent goin' up and bills comin' dueshe thought she'd just give some other timebut she stopped at the door with her plastic bagwent back and put in what spare change she hadcos when life takes and takestill you can't take no moreit feels like it's all or nothin'and nothing's all you can afforddon't let the world we live inchange our way of livingyeah, don't give out, don't give inmost of all, don't give up on givingshe flopped down with a tube of cookie doughher and Cuddles watched some bachelor showshe tried to ignore the messages on her machinesince her boyfriend ran off with someone elseshe's been keeping her heart to herselfsaying she's not ready for the dating scenebut that nice guy from work calls each Friday nightso she picked up the phone in the blue tv lightcos when life takes and takestill you can't take no moreit feels like it's all or nothin'and nothing's all you can afforddon't let the world we live inchange our way of livingyeah, don't give out, don't give inmost of all, don't give up on givingshe learned when she's empty, like she's got nothing leftshe's still got plenty, cos giving's the greatest giftso when life takes and takestill you can't take no moreit feels like it's all or nothin'and nothing's all you can afforddon't let the world we live inchange our way of livingyeah, don't give out, don't give inmost of all, don't give up on giving(c)2006 Robert George