I Owe You Nothing (O’Farrell / MacClancy)

Do the words owe the melody
does the bird owe its song.
Do the waves owe the ocean,
or the moonbeams the sun.
Does the dance owe the foot.
or the foot owe the shoe.
Does the bullet owe the barrel,
or the sniper that shoots.

Do the trees owe the forest
does the sand owe the beach.
Do the mountains owe the heavens,
or the hell underneath.
Does the sweet owe the sugar,
or the sugar the sweet.
Does the bridge owe the river,
or the house owe the street.

I owe you nothing
except everything I own
And all I see in my world.
and all that’s left unknown.

Does the day owe the hour,
does the year owe the week.
Does the map owe the pirate,
or the treasure he seeks.
Does the bottle owe the cork
or the wine or the glass.
Does the question owe the answer,
or the reason it’s asked.

I owe you nothing
except everything I own
And all I have in truth.
I only have on loan

Does the painting owe the canvas
or the scene or the brush.
Does the suitor owe his honour
or the virgin her blush.
Does the fruit owe the flower
or the branch or the tree.
Did Rapunzel owe the tower / does the rainbow owe the shower
or the honey the bee.

I owe you nothing
except everything I own
And all I have in truth.
I only have on loan

I owe you nothing.
except everything I own
And all the joy in the world
we only have on loan