I gave a beard and a head of hair
Then I gave a Greyhound twenty bucks
And I gave my soul to Jesus at the age of twenty-two
We almost won
I just didn't fit in
'Til we gave up last fall
At Camp Le Jeune
I give forty honest hours to a boss I never met
Then I gave a high school friend of mine, a call
And I gave my soul to Jesus at the age of twenty-two
I gave junior college almost a year
I gave a knee to the football team
So there ain't much left to offer but I give my heart to you
I give all my money for a slice of daily bread
To a boot camp corporal with a barber's chair
And we gave a body shop a try
I gave Uncle Sam what he bargained for
So there ain't much left to offer but I give my heart to you
I give forty honest hours to a boss I never met
I give all my money for a slice of daily bread
Chasin' that high school state champ dream
And that's how I got here
Then we broke up
Twenty-four months, not a minute more
And I gave my soul to Jesus at the age of twenty-two