The Debt

by Randi Garnick (Randi Garnick)

my hand is on the handle
i got one foot out the door
my heart is geared to ramble
and I can’t hear you anymore 

i’ll take my chances, baby
shake your bitter from my sweet 
let loose what i never had, (anyway) 
it was never mine to keep

when a house becomes a prison 
when love becomes a debt 
when a vow becomes a burden
and a soul a silhouette 

when days and time are measured
by the anger in your eyes 
when coming home means nothing more
than trouble’s on the rise 

i got a verbal fist of truth
i think that you might need 
when you love somebody, baby
you don’t make ‘em bleed 

my face is not on standby
while you keep working on yourself 
i got my good shoes on and i’ll be gone
and your sorry’s on the shelf 

when a house becomes a prison
when love becomes a debt 
when a vow becomes a burden
and a soul a silhouette 

these four walls and a few chairs
a bed and kitchenette
love fell off the railing 
well, I haven’t found it yet

like a mirror reflects in pieces
and still it cannot see 
i catch your eye as i pass by
i watch you watching me

so my hand is on the handle 
I got one foot out the door
my heart is geared to ramble
and i can’t hear you anymore 

i’ll take my chances, baby
shake your bitter off my sweet
let loose what I never had, (anyway) 
It was never mine to keep
It was never mine, to keep

(acapella) 
when a house becomes a prison
when love becomes a debt 
when a vow becomes a burden
and a soul a silhouette