[Verse 1] He gave his coat to a boy in rain Gave his last plate, gave his good name Worked two shifts and still said, “I’m fine” Then fixed your fence on borrowed time He poured his glass into your cup Left his own tank running dry and stuck Smiled that smile, hid every bruise Like a good man does when he’s got to choose [Pre-Chorus] But every favor took a piece Every “I got you” drew blood for free He kept on leaning, kept on bending Till his own heart got no ending [Chorus] He gave too much Gave too much (too much, too much) He bled out love For all of us (oh, all of us) A to Z, they sing it low He gave it all and let it go He gave too much Gave too much And came back broke [Verse 2] I watched him patch up someone else’s wall While his own front step was starting to fall Told me, “Baby, I can handle this” Then kissed my cheek with a cracked-up wrist She said he laughed when the pain got loud Said he’d stand in fire for a restless crowd And when the room got cold and cruel He’d take the blame like it was his rule [Pre-Chorus] But kindness can cut the hand That keeps on reaching, trying to stand He wore the weight like a wedding ring Till it turned to rust on everything [Chorus] He gave too much Gave too much (too much, too much) He bled out love For all of us (oh, all of us) A to Z, they sing it low He gave it all and let it go He gave too much Gave too much And came back broke [Bridge] Now there’s a chair by the screen door Cold coffee gone, he’s here no more But every life he lifted high Still says his name when the wind rides by He wasn’t weak, he wasn’t wrong Just carried everybody far too long If love is measured by the scar He loved the world with his whole hard heart [Final Chorus] He gave too much Gave too much (too much, too much) He bled out love For all of us (oh, all of us) A to Z, they sing it high From every mouth beneath the sky He gave too much Gave too much Yeah, he gave too much
