What You Do with What You've Got

Oh you must know someone like him, he was tall and strong and lean

Body like a greyhound and a mind so sharp and keen

But his heart just like a laurel, grew twisted 'round h itself

Till almost everything he did brought pain to someone else

It's not just what you're born with, it's what you choose to bear

Not how big your share is, it's how much you can share

It's not the fight you've dreamed of, it's those you've really fought

Not what you've been given, it's what you do with what you've got

And what's the good of two strong legs if you only run away?

What good is the finest voice if you've nothing good to say?

What good are strength and muscles if you only push and shove?

What's the use of two good ears if you can't hear those you love?

It's not just what you're born with, it's what you choose to bear

Not how big your share is, it's how much you can share

It's not the fight you've dreamed of, it's those you've really fought

Not what you've been given, it's what you do with what you've got

Between those who use their neighbors and those who use the cane

Those in constant power and those in constant pain

And those who run to evil and those who cannot run

Which ones are the cripples and which ones touch the sun

It's not just what you're born with, it's what you choose to bear

Not how big your share is, it's how much you can share

It's not the fight you've dreamed of, it's those you've really fought

Not what you've been given, it's what you do with what you've got

It's not just what you're born with, it's what you choose to bear

Not how big your share is, it's how much you can share

It's not the fight you've dreamed of, it's those you've really fought

Not what you've been given, it's what you do with what you've got