[INTRO – Spoken softly over bass and gentle reggae guitar] Sometimes
you
sit
alone
And
ask
yourself... "
Was
it
worth
it?"
The
people
you
helped...
Where
are
they?
The
people
you
stood
beside...
Where
are
they?
You
gave
when
giving
wasn't
easy.
You
smiled
while
carrying
your
own
pain.
And
when
your
own
hour
came...
Silence.
But
listen...
Don't
let
an
ungrateful
world
Turn
a
beautiful
heart
into
stone.
[VERSE 1] I
gave
when
my
was
empty,
Shared
when
my
portion
was
small,
Stood
beside
you
through
the
darkness
When
you
had
nobody
at
all.
I
carried
burdens
that
weren't
mine,
Made
your
troubles
part
of
me,
But
when
the
tide
came
to
my
doorway,
Somehow
you
could
no
longer
see.
And
I
asked
myself
in
silence, "
Was
my
kindness
all
in
vain?"
But
a
good
heart
isn't
foolish
Just
because
it
tasted
pain.
[CHORUS] Be
wiser,
not
bitter,
Stronger,
but
kinder.
Don't
let
the
pain
Put
out
your
flame.
Keep
your
heart,
But
guard
your
peace.
Give
with
love,
But
give
with
wisdom.
If
the
world
forgets
the
good
you've
done,
Don't
let
the
good
in
you
be
gone.
Be
wiser...
Not
bitter.
[VERSE 2] When
a
hungry
man
comes
knocking,
All
he
sees
is
what
he
needs,
He
may
never
see
your
struggle,
He
may
never
see
you
bleed.
He
may
think
your
little
cupboard
Must
be
filled
from
wall
to
wall,
Never
knowing
what
you're
sharing
Is
the
very
last
of
all.
The
money
that
you
gave
him
May
have
come
from
borrowed
hands,
The
food
you
placed
before
him
May
be
all
your
household
had.
But
sometimes
those
receiving
Never
know
the
sacrifice,
They
only
count
what
you
have
given—
Never
stop
to
count
the
price.
[CHORUS] Be
wiser,
not
bitter,
Stronger,
but
kinder.
Don't
let
the
pain
Put
out
your
flame.
Keep
your
heart,
But
guard
your
peace.
Give
with
love,
But
give
with
wisdom.
If
the
world
forgets
the
good
you've
done,
Don't
let
the
good
in
you
be
gone.
Be
wiser...
Not
bitter.
[BRIDGE – Music drops; deep bass continues] Not
every
open
palm
Deserves
your
last
coin.
Not
every
cry
Is
yours
to
answer.
You
are
kind...
But
you
are
not
An
endless
well.
You
can
say
no
And
still
have
a
good
heart.
You
can
set
boundaries
And
still
be
compassionate.
You
can
forgive...
Without
returning
To
the
same
fire
That
burned
you
before.
[BACKING VOCALS] Forgive...
but
learn...
Love...
but
learn...
Give...
but
learn...
[VERSE 3] And
when
somebody
gives
you
something,
Never
measure
what
you
see,
For
the
little
thing
they
handed
you
May
have
cost
them
heavily.
That
coin
may
be
their
final
coin,
That
meal
their
final
bread,
That
smile
may
hide
a
thousand
worries
They
have
never
even
said.
So
gratitude,
my
brother,
Gratitude,
my
friend,
Don't
measure
love
by
quantity,
Look
at
the
heart
from
where
it
came.
For
kindness
is
not
weakness,
And
forgiveness
is
not
shame,
Loyalty
is
never
slavery—
Don't
confuse
them
all
again.
[FINAL CHORUS – Full choir enters] Be
wiser,
not
bitter!
Stronger,
but
kinder!
Don't
let
the
pain
Don't
let
the
pain
Put
out
your
flame.
Put
out
your
flame!
Keep
your
heart,
But
guard
your
peace!
Give
with
love,
But
give
with
wisdom!
If
the
world
forgets
the
good
you've
done,
Don't
let
the
good
in
you
be
gone!
Be
wiser!
Not
bitter!
Be
human!
Not
hardened!
Let
yesterday's
pain
Become
tomorrow's
wisdom.
[CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead:
Should
we
stop
doing
good?
Choir:
No,
no,
no!
Lead:
Should
we
give
without
wisdom?
Choir:
No,
no,
no!
Lead:
Can
a
good
heart
say
no?
Choir:
Yes,
it
can!
Lead:
Can
you
forgive
and
still
remember?
Choir:
Yes,
you
can!
Lead:
When
kindness
brings
you
pain?
Choir:
Learn
from
it!
Lead:
When
people
are
ungrateful?
Choir:
Learn
from
it!
Lead:
Should
your
heart
become
stone?
Choir:
No,
no,
no!
Lead:
Then
what
should
you
become?
[OUTRO – Spoken softly] Do
good.
[OUTRO – Spoken softly] Do
good.
But
do
good
with
wisdom.
Give...
But
don't
empty
your
soul