Empty cup and a can full of marigolds Half-burned candle, a picture pinned on the wall Letters, records, and ash on linoleum Signs of life, the beginning, the beginning, our beginning, begin again I was bare, and your word was still warm in my hand I was bare, wanted all under heaven allowed Snubbed-out smoke in a pack from the Nowhere Inn Water glass with the smudge of a lipstick stain Box of nails, olive branch, and the holy ghost Leave the rest, but come back for the marigolds The beginning, the beginning, the beginning, still ahead I was bare, and your word was still warm in my hand I was bare, wanted all under heaven allowed Give it all away, you give it all away 'Cause the whole world's watching you Give it all away, you give it all away 'Cause the whole world's watching you Give it all away, you give it all away 'Cause the whole world's watching you Give it all away, you give it all away 'Cause the whole world's watching you