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Emily Hurd: SONGS

Give What You Take

(Lines, 2005)
Love is wise.
It hides in your eyes til you realize who to give it to.
Love is smart.
It doesn’t start to get to your heart unless it’s true.
Love is good to the misunderstood who never could seem to catch a break.
Love is kind.
It doesn’t mind; keep what you find, just give what you take.

Love likes to laugh.
It takes all you have, then gives it all back when it comes again.
Love needs a home, cuz if you roam, it leaves you alone wondring where it went.
Love is fast.
It gives you a chance, and if you choose to pass, then it doesn’t wait.
Love is free, but it costs everything.
Have what you need, just give what you take.

Love needs to breathe, so if it leaves, you gotta believe that it just stepped out.
Cuz love is just; it hurts if it must, but you gotta trust that it comes around.
Love is life.
It’s what makes us cry, but it’s how we get by when it’s all at stake.
Love is long.
It goes on and on.
Get what you want, just give what you take.


Written by Emily Hurd