Give It All You Got Lyrics - Arlo Guthrie

by Steve and Carol Ide 

Let's not sit here, talk about it baby 

It's got to start in your heart or else it'll pass on by 

It's what pleases you when your love seems new 

That puts the light back in your eyes 

You got what it takes, and I know it make it through 

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You've got to give it all that you got 

Honey that's the thing to do 

You've got to give it your best shot 

Even when the world's closing' in on you 

It's not an easy life we're livin' 

But in the end if it's love you're givin' 

Don't be afraid, don't give it up 

Give it all you got 

There's people around who are standin' right by your side 

Walkin' hand in hand, they could follow you up to the sky 

But if you leave 'em alone, they'll be on their own 

And then there'll be reason to try, 

What's the use payin' dues when you got no reason why 

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What do you do when there's so much in you 

You can't feel the road that you're on 

Say what needs to be said, get it all out your head 

And you're back on the road before long 

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