Lyrics

[Verse 1] He was in the habit of taking things for granted Granted, there wasn't much for him to take And the only thing constant was the constant reminder He'd never change Tight fisted with his compliments, it didn't seem to bother him That talk is even cheaper told in bulk And the only thing constant was the constant reminder He'd never change [Pre–Chorus 1] And so she yelled at him [Chorus] You owe me an IOU, owe me an IOU You owe me an IOU, don't think that I'll forget You owe me an IOU, owe me an IOU You owe me an IOU, don't think that I'll forget I know what I should get this time [Verse 2] She was in the habit of reapplying makeup Makeup eaten up by crocodile tears And the only thing constant was the constant reminder She'd never change Overtly individual, covertly traditional She couldn't seem to make up her mind And the only thing constant was the constant reminder She'd never change [Pre–Chorus 2] And so he yelled at her [Chorus] You owe me an IOU, owe me an IOU You owe me an IOU, don't think that I'll forget You owe me an IOU, owe me an IOU You owe me an IOU, don't think that I'll forget I know what I should get this time, yeah [Bridge] Oh, is it real? I don't know But I'll act as if it is What's our deal? I don't know But I'll act as if it is What I think that it is, if it is Then this might just work [Verse 3] They were in the habit of taking things for granted Granted, they never quite knew what they had And the only thing constant was the constant reminder They'd never change [Pre–Chorus 3] And so they yelled out loud [Chorus] You owe me an IOU, owe me an IOU You owe me an IOU, don't think that I'll forget You owe me an IOU, owe me an IOU You owe me an IOU, don't think that I'll forget I know what I should get this time, yeah I know what I should get this time