IOU (CBC Live)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] (You didn't choose to be born) And I never heard of anyone who has I never known no baby with a plan For how to survive, how to stay alive (You shower with your silver on) And you brush you hair with a round brush you keep in your bag And now I do the same, it seems like the only whole plan To lead a double life, two chances to get it right (Hidden for a moment) But I could see it in your almost-drowning face That you don't know what's up, what's down, what to do And that's how come all those tattoos, and I'm talking about all of mine too [Bridge] I owe you I owe you I do, I do, I do, I do [Verse 2] When my brother learned to drive He said no car's gonna pass him by, no way Yeah, he said he would cut the throat of anyone who tried And that was just onе of his lies, let me tеll you mine (I've never cried) One tear in my whole damn life And I know full well what makes the shadows on my walls (I've never cried) Because I cast them there all by myself [Chorus] Stay in some way Lay a rose on my stage And if you want my woman wet, it's like a bird building a nest, give it time If I can do it, if I can do it, then you can do it too Objects in mirrors are so much closer than they appear [Verse 2] You went too deep into the big deep And that's the trouble with being born I'm going to put to bed the shame that I keep It's the only way to stay alive and I just want to be alive (What you hide is true) And God don't take sides, but I do (What you hide is true) God don't take sides, but I do, I do, I do, and so do you [Chorus] Stay in some way Lay a rose on my stage And if you want my woman wet, it's like a bird building a nest, give it time If I can do it, if I can do it, then you can do it too Objects in mirrors are so much closer than they appear And you appear [Outro] So, we've been on the road We've been on the road altogether, with Jamie, with Julia, with Sean Doing some shows And there was an accident, there was a big accident on the highway And it's funny because, uh, you know, what saved the gear was all the merchandise All the stuff that you're, you're taking on tour, all your little wares to try and, uh, make a living, eke out a living So the things that we're trying to make money with somehow saved us, isn't that weird? It's kind of against what I'm talking about