Mm mm mm mmm-mm I can talk like I’ve got heaven in my mouth, but if it don’t move nobody, what’s it about? I can call out the future, line it all up right, still nothing means a thing if love’s not in the room tonight. Oh oh oh Mmmm Yeah, I can hand out everything I own, empty both my pockets till they’re down to the bone. I can burn out fast, go hard, go all in, but if charity’s missing, I come up thin. Oh oh oh Mmmm Charity stays patient when the clock runs slow; charity keeps clean when the cold winds blow. Charity don’t flex, don’t brag, don’t pose, it holds its tongue and it still knows. Oh oh oh, mmmm Don’t keep score, don’t chase your own, don’t bite back just to prove you’re grown. Don’t stay lit on a petty spark; charity sees straight through the dark. Ohhhhhh Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels, (y'all not listening, not listening) Though I’ve the gift of prophecy, (I understand all mysteries, mysteries) I've a faith that moves mountains, And there ain’t no charity for me. Oh oh oh Mmmm When I was a child, I talked like a child, made little plans, ran wild, wild, wild. But when I grew into what I was made to be, I laid that old thing down, I let it leave. Oh oh oh Mmmm Now I look through glass that’s cloudy and worn, and I know in part what I’ve been shown. But one day I’ll stand face to face, and all this partial will give way. Oh oh oh Mmmm So faith keeps me steady, hope keeps me near, but charity’s the one that makes it clear. Faith, hope, and charity— and charity stays with me. Oh oh oh Mmmm
