Who's the one that makes you happy?
Or maybe, who's the one always on your mind?
And who is the reason you're livin' for?
Who's the reason for your smile?

I feel so lonely, yet I know I'm not the only one
To ever feel this way
I love ya so much that I think I'm goin' insane
I'm goin' crazy, outta my head, I'm goin' crazy, outta my head
I can't think about nothin' but your good, good love,
And what you give

Everyone needs somebody
And you know, everybody needs someone
Well, and a-yes it's true, everybody needs a special kind of love
And you're the only one I'm thinkin' of
You mean the world to me, you are my only

I feel so lonely, yet I know I'm not the only one
To carry on this way
I love ya so much I lose track of time, lose track of the days
I'm goin' outta my head, I'm goin' crazy, outta my head
I can't think about a-nothin' but your good, good love
And what you give

It's not whatcha got, it's what you give
It ain't the life you choose, it's the life you live
It's only what you give, only what you give, only what you give
It's not whatcha got, but the life you live

It's the life you live
Play it pretty for the world

And you're the one that makes me happy, oh yeah baby
And you're the one always on my mind
Oh and a-yes it's true
You are my reason, my one and only that I've been livin' for
Why can't forever be forever and nothin' more

I feel so lonely, yet I know I'm not the only one
To ever feel this way
I love ya so much I lose track of time, I lose track of the days
I'm goin' outta my head, I'm goin' crazy, outta my head
I can't think about a-nothin' but your good, sweet love
And what you give

It's not whatcha got, it's what you give
It ain't the life you choose, it's the life you live
No, no, no, no, no, no
It's not whatcha got, it's what you give
And it ain't what it's not, but a-what it is
It's only what you give, only what you give, it's only what you give
It's not whatcha got, oh but what you give

It's not whatcha got, it's what you give
It ain't the life you choose, it's the life you live
It's only what you give, only what you give, it's only what you give
It's not whatcha got, but what you give
It's only what you give, only what you give
Yeah, it's only what you give, it's only what you give, it's only what you give
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Is that good enough for the girls that we run around with?
Well, I do believe so,
It's only what you give, what you give, what you give
It's only what you give, it's only what you give


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What U Give Lyrics as written by Kurt Weill Alan Jay Lerner

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    My Interpretation

    Seeing some of the other comments this song is about love! Any love between a pet or human! This song is deep, I think it can both be sad love, or happy! It could be about someone that doesn't know, or it could be about someone who passed on! Music is great, and this is about the most important thing in the world, Love!!!

    DJN8on July 10, 2014   Link

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