Verse 1 If you want something good for nothing that’s what my gran would say Make sure what you’re gettin’ is worth takin’ home that day She’d say it like it mattered but not make a big deal Just one of those little sayings you don’t think is real Back then it meant nothin’ just words in the air Didn’t think twice about it didn’t really care Chorus If it’s good for nothing make sure it’s good Don’t just take it home ’cause you think you should All that “just in case” builds up over time Takes up more than space takes up your mind Verse 2 As I got a bit older I started to see all the stuff I was keepin’ wasn’t helpin’ me Clothes a couple sizes smaller hangin’ in the spare sayin’ “might fit one day” but they just stay there All that glassware I kept for a wedding someday Never really happened just ended that way Chorus If it’s good for nothing make sure it’s good Don’t just take it home ’cause you think you should All that “just in case” builds up over time Takes up more than space takes up your mind Verse 3 It’s not about the money or what you didn’t spend It’s all the little things that pile up in the end Gran wasn’t preachin’ just sayin’ her bit Funny how it took me this long to get it Outro If you want something good for nothing… yeah… I get it now
