What Some People Throw Away
Written by: Tom Paden, Kelly Shiver and Phillip White

Verse:
An old piece of rope held up his pants
As I backed up he held up his hands
So I got out and closed the door
And asked him what he stopped me for

He reached down and picked up a burlap bag
There at the city dump he showed me all he had

Chorus:
A blanket for the colder nights
An old King James and a pocket knife
A worn out watch and a lucky rabbit's foot
A picture in a broken frame
He said I wish I knew her name
As he gently brushed his hand across her face
What some people throw away

Verse:
I turned to hide my tear-filled eyes
Then shook his hand and said goodbye
To me it was just a second load
But he held it like a bag of gold

I was too ashamed to tell him at the time
Everything he was holding was mine

Chorus:
A blanket for the colder nights
An old King James and a pocket knife
A worn out watch and a lucky rabbit's foot
A picture in a broken frame
He'll never know I knew her name
Or what I'd give to put that smile back on her face
What some people throw away

Tag:
Oh it broke my heart to hear that old man say
What some people throw away
Hmmm......................