I Give It Away

[Verse 1]
You drew a line around the rain
And said the clouds belonged to you
You named each drop, you kept the key
As if the sky could sign for two

I have a handful left to give
A steady warmth I won’t hold back
You can’t put a lock on kindness
Or keep the sunlight in a sack

[Pre-Chorus]
Take what you need
I won’t count what’s gone
There’s more in me
When the morning comes

[Chorus]
I give it away, give it away
Love isn’t yours to own
I give it away, give it away
A seed is meant to be sown
If the world closes both its hands
I’ll still leave mine open wide
I have so much love to give
Let it travel where it likes

[Verse 2]
You stamped your name across the bread
And priced the chair beside the door
But someone came in out of cold
So I made room for one more

No ledger keeps the best of us
No fence can tell a heart to stay
The more I pass the warmth along
The more I find along the way

[Pre-Chorus]
Take what you need
I won’t count what’s gone
There’s more in me
When the morning comes

[Chorus]
I give it away, give it away
Love isn’t yours to own
I give it away, give it away
A seed is meant to be sown
If the world closes both its hands
I’ll still leave mine open wide
I have so much love to give
Let it travel where it likes

[Bridge]
You can guard a gate all winter
You can chain the garden wall
Still, one green shoot will find a crack
And make a way through it all
I won’t make a claim on people
I won’t ask the sky to stay
Love is not a thing to capture
It’s a thing we give away

[Final Chorus]
I give it away, give it away
Love isn’t yours to own
I give it away, give it away
A seed is meant to be sown
If the world closes both its hands
I’ll still leave mine open wide
I have so much love to give
Let it travel where it likes
I have so much love to give
Let it travel where it likes