"Don't Give Yourself Away (For Lily)" lyrics

I know I just met you but I
Can't shake the feeling that I
Was meant to write a song for you
See I've had these words running round
My head for a couple of weeks now
Been trying to work out who they're running to

And I can't tell you what it means
But I hope it's one of those things
That says just what it needs to say

Don't give yourself away
Don't give yourself away
Don't give yourself away

Somebody much smarter than I said
Hearts aren't had as gifts but they are
Earned by those not entirely beautiful
And somehow I get that but I
Still seem to give the best of me
To people who earn nothing at all

And I can tell you see it too
Hungry eyes in crowded rooms
The more you have the more they take

Don't give yourself away
Don't give yourself away
Don't give yourself away
Don't give yourself away

Don't give yourself away
Don't give yourself away
Don't give yourself away
Don't give yourself away...