Once I had it all   And I held it in my hands   But it slipped through my fingers   Like tiny grains of sand   Scattered by the wind   Never to return again      I‘ve been down I’ve been broken   I’ve been beaten I’ve been torn   Can’t sleep with the light off   Can’t sleep with it on   Can’t feel much of nothing   I’ve been too numb from the scorn      Almsgiver   I don’t need no charity   I don’t want your money   But honey, give your love to me      Momma she done told you   Papa told you too   Them boys with guitars   Can’t take care of you   They only run and they’re reckless   They live the way they want to.      But they’ve never felt freedom   Never wrapped it in their arms   Never been willing to risk everything   To follow what’s in their hearts   But honey I’ll tell you right now I’m willing to risk it all      Almsgiver   I don’t need no charity   I don’t want your money   But honey, give your love to me   Everything has a beginning   And everything too must end   But nothing’s gone forever   It just changes from what it’s been   And I’ve changed from what I’ve been   So honey let me back in      Almsgiver   If what will be will be   Then let me be for you   And honey you can be for me