Used to be all so clear to me I would have to scratch and steal just to make it (Just to make it) Barely scraping by while my friends were riding high If I could not get my own then I would take it (I would take it) Lonely was that time, cuz I could not spare a dime Even as I held it in my hand Cuz I thought with all my might, if I could squeeze it tight It wouldn't slip away like it was sand Gotta Give It Away If You're Gonna Keep It (If you're gonna keep it) There's enough for us all if you believe it If you could give a damn, I know someone who needs it Gotta Give It Away If You're Gonna Keep It baby High from up above, I was living all alone In my castle looking down below I had climbed so far up, I felt I had so much Still I remained so miserable It ain't what it seems, The American Dream Sweating after fortune and fame When I stood there by myself, no one else to share my wealth Saw I only had myself to blame Gotta Give It Away If You're Gonna Keep It (If you're gonna keep it) There's enough for us all if you believe it If you could give a damn, I know someone who needs it Gotta Give It Away If You're Gonna Keep It baby