The Material Verse 1 What is it that you value? What is it that you buy? What can you hold in your hands That can make you satisfied? Is there some magic recipe Hidden somewhere in the world Something you can purchase That can make your spirit whole? I look around and wonder Why we measure what we own Building bigger walls around us While we’re dying there alone Chorus It’s not the material It’s not the things we hold It’s the moments that we live in It’s the stories that we know It’s the people It’s connection It’s the feeling that we share You can’t put it in your pocket You can’t buy it anywhere The material Can’t give you what you need Verse 2 This world seems so stuck On everything outside How much you have What you wear What you drive What you buy Honestly, it makes no sense I can’t make myself believe That a thing could bring me happiness The way a human being can Because the things I value most Could never have a price A memory An experience A moment that changed your life The thought of something new The anticipation The unknown Those are the treasures That become your own Chorus It’s not the material It’s not the things we hold It’s the moments that we live in It’s the stories that we know It’s the people It’s connection It’s the feeling that we share You can’t put it in your pocket You can’t buy it anywhere The material Can’t give you what you need Bridge Give me a memory Give me an experience Give me somewhere I’ve never been And something I’ve never seen Give me laughter with somebody Give me love that makes me grow Give me one unforgettable night I’ll remember when I’m old You can take away the objects You can take away the gold But you can’t take the memory Once the memory takes hold Final Chorus It’s not the material It’s not the things we own It’s the people that we love It’s the places that we’ve known It’s the connection It’s the living It’s the moments in between The purest kind of happiness Was never something you could keep You can’t hold it in your hands You can’t buy it with your gold The best things in this life Are the things that can’t be owned A memory An experience A connection Something new That’s the material That matters to me Not what I can possess But what I can live And what I can feel.
