ALL THAT YOU GIVE COMES BACK (TIDE GOES OUT)

ALL THAT YOU GIVE COMES BACK
(TIDE GOES OUT)
Karen Lewis

Tide goes out, comes back in,
With the waves, rollin' on to the sand.
Give your gifts with an open hand.
Somehow all that you give comes back
Somehow all that you give comes back
To you again.

Sometimes hard work seems to leak down the drainpipe
Leaving you with empty hands.
But if you don't have time and you don't have money
It takes some faith to prosper again.
So prime the pump, get the water flowing.
Pass the bucket round to your friends.
Stone soup never was made with a stone
But with the products of a village's hands.

If you draw your gun, you can be sure as shootin'
The other fella's drawin' his too.
The world is a hard place if you put on a harsh face.
A boomerang that comes back to you.
So smile at the stranger, offer up a handshake.
Exercise your patience anew.
What we see in others is a mirror reflection
Of the things that we say and do.

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