| Song | What You Do With What You've Got |
| Artist | Eddi Reader |
| Album | Mirmama |
| you must know someone like him | |
| who was tall and strong and lean | |
| with a body like a greyhound | |
| and a mind so sharp and keen | |
| but his heart, just like a laurel | |
| grew twisted round itself | |
| till almost everything he did | |
| brought pain to someone else | |
| it’s not just what you’re born with | |
| it’s what you choose to bear | |
| it’s not how big your share is | |
| it’s how much you can share | |
| it’s not the fights you dreamed of | |
| it’s those you really fought {ah-wah} | |
| it’s not what you’ve been given | |
| it’s what you do with what you’ve got | |
| what’s the use of two strong legs | |
| if you only run away | |
| and what’s the use of the finest voice | |
| if you’ve nothing good to say now, ah | |
| what’s the use in strength and muscle | |
| if you only push and shove | |
| and what’s the use of two good ears | |
| if you can’t hear those you love | |
| oh what’s the use of two strong legs | |
| if you only run away | |
| and what’s the use of the finest voice | |
| hah-ee-ah, hah-ee-ah | |
| what’s the use in strength and muscle | |
| if you only push and shove | |
| and what’s the use of two good ears | |
| if you can’t hear those you love | |
| between those who use their neighbours | |
| and those who use the cane | |
| between those in constant power | |
| and those in constant pain | |
| between those who run to glory | |
| and those who cannot run | |
| tell me which ones are the cripples | |
| and which ones touch the sun? | |
| which ones touch the sun |
| you must know someone like him | |
| who was tall and strong and lean | |
| with a body like a greyhound | |
| and a mind so sharp and keen | |
| but his heart, just like a laurel | |
| grew twisted round itself | |
| till almost everything he did | |
| brought pain to someone else | |
| it' s not just what you' re born with | |
| it' s what you choose to bear | |
| it' s not how big your share is | |
| it' s how much you can share | |
| it' s not the fights you dreamed of | |
| it' s those you really fought ahwah | |
| it' s not what you' ve been given | |
| it' s what you do with what you' ve got | |
| what' s the use of two strong legs | |
| if you only run away | |
| and what' s the use of the finest voice | |
| if you' ve nothing good to say now, ah | |
| what' s the use in strength and muscle | |
| if you only push and shove | |
| and what' s the use of two good ears | |
| if you can' t hear those you love | |
| oh what' s the use of two strong legs | |
| if you only run away | |
| and what' s the use of the finest voice | |
| haheeah, haheeah | |
| what' s the use in strength and muscle | |
| if you only push and shove | |
| and what' s the use of two good ears | |
| if you can' t hear those you love | |
| between those who use their neighbours | |
| and those who use the cane | |
| between those in constant power | |
| and those in constant pain | |
| between those who run to glory | |
| and those who cannot run | |
| tell me which ones are the cripples | |
| and which ones touch the sun? | |
| which ones touch the sun |