I've always been a generous man
I'd give you the shirt off my back
I'd loan you my toolbox and my good fishin' pole
I'd give you a ride in my old Cadillac
But there's only so far my patience will go
There's only so much I can stand
Of these lazy free loaders and soft tippy toers
Wantin' something just to fall in their hands
Everybody wants somethin' for nothin'
Somethin' for nothin' from me
Everytime my phone rings it's just another ding a ling
Wanting somethin' for nothin' from me
Do unto others as you'd have them do
That's how the old good book reads
But lately their wantin' more than I'm givin'
And lately I'm giving 'em more than they need
Hey I've saved a whale bailed my brother outta jail
Kept a forest from gettin' chopped down
So I think it's funny how when I need somebody
There's never nobody around
Everybody wants somethin' for nothin'
Somethin' for nothin' from me
Everytime my phone rings it's just another ding a ling
Wanting somethin' for nothin' from me
Well
Everytime my phone rings it's just another ding a ling, a ling, a ling
Wanting somethin' for nothin' from me
Wanting somethin' for nothin' from me
