The Debtor's Wife

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?