Well it began with a gift And died with a debt But if redemption’s on the cards Well it hasn’t happened yet He said if you need anything from me All you’ve got to do is ask But he wore that sincerity Like a halloween mask I owe, I owe I owe so many folk I’ve got nowhere to go I owe, I owe Won’t nobody help me get out of this hole? His words were sweet as honey But that honey attracted flies I know he never meant to really love me He just wanted to synchronise I said beware those things you sow Because one day you’ve got to reap them He said what’s the use in making promises darling? You’ve only got to keep them I owe, I owe I owe so many folk I’ve got nowhere to go I owe, I owe Won’t nobody help me get out of this hole? And each morning he’d fall through my door Frail, foul and thin Beauty may be all around us But there’s certainly nothing good within him I know a gambler’s got no ties Just a suitcase and a trunk But I soon came to realise There are more days behind us than in front I owe, I owe I owe so many folk I’ve got nowhere to go I owe, I owe Won’t nobody help me get out of this hole? Now the stitching has frayed And all the cupboards are bare He’s got his head in his hands But he’s lost the luxury of despair It’s true I ain’t possessive And it’s true I don’t need wealth But if he wants to be a martyr now I’ll hammer the nails in myself I owe, I owe I owe so many folk I’ve got nowhere to go I owe, I owe Won’t nobody help me get out of this hole?