Save some for my own
Save some for my own

Gather round let me tell you a story
When I was a young man on the road
I knew the world was there for the taking
I thought I could make it on my own

Don't you burn too bright
For too long
Don't you wait
Til the shine is gone

We are born just to give
For as long as you live
Oh you gotta save some for your own
If you don't save some for yourself
You can't love nobody else
Mmmm you gotta save some for your own

For my own
For my own

Life's a marathon it ain't a sprint we're runnin'
Stop and breathe we're only flesh and bone
Give yourself to the ones who really need it
Help them to make it on their own
Don't you burn too bright
For too long
Don't you wait
Til the shine is gone

Don't you burn too bright
For too long
Don't you wait
Til the shine is gone

We are born just to give
For as long as you live
Oh you gotta save some for your own
If you don't save some for yourself
You can't love nobody else
Mmmm you gotta save some for your own

I ain't comin' here to be your preacher
I ain't sayin' it's the only way
Hard livin' makes people believers
Pay attention to what I say

Everybody needs a piece of freedom
Society is like a guilty cage
Karma is a boomerang for people
And what you do will come around one day
We are born just to give
For as long as we live
Oh you gotta save some for your own
If you don't save some for yourself
You can't love nobody else
Mmmm you gotta save some for your own

For my own
For my own
For my own
For my own

Save some for my own