You Owe Me Nothing In Return
"You Owe Me Nothing In Return"
I’ll give you countless amounts of outright acceptance if you want it
I will give you encouragement to choose the path that you want if you need it
You can speak of anger and doubts your fears and freak outs and I’ll hold it
You can share your so-called shame filled accounts of times in your life and I won’t judge it
(and there are no strings attached to it)
You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
I give you thanks for receiving it’s my privilege
And you owe me nothing in return
You can ask for space for yourself and only yourself and I’ll grant it
You can ask for freedom as well or time to travel and you’ll have it
You can ask to live by yourself or love someone else and I’ll support it
You can ask for anything you want anything at all and I’ll understand it
(and there are no strings attached to it)
You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
I give you thanks for receiving it’s my privilege
And you owe me nothing in return
I bet you’re wondering when the next payback shoe will eventually drop
I bet you’re wondering when my conditional police will force you to cough up
I bet wonder how far you have now danced you way back into debt
This is the only kind of love as I understand it that there really is
You can express your deepest of truths even if it means I’ll lose you and I’ll hear it
You can fall into the abyss on your way to your bliss I’ll empathize with
You can say that you have to skip town to chase your passion I’ll hear it
You can even hit rock bottom have a mid-life crisis and I’ll hold it
(and there are no strings attached)
You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
I give you thanks for receiving it’s my privilege
And you owe me nothing in return
From Alanis Morissette
Peace
Geo
Geo, Loved it! Because he first loved us - Sue
That song Sue is a Great One!
Peace
Geo
I know that God has loved me that way, and it brings tears to my eyes that I fall so short in loving the same way. But that still small voice inside me says, “Keep trying Cliff, I will help you get there.”
That’s beautiful. I also love Leona Lewis’ song Footprints in the Sand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XopzpiygjkU
WOW Kiara!
That was GREAT! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Peace
Geo
Kiara, are you trying to make me cry twice in one night.
Through an artist ‘we’ would consider ‘worldly’ and ’secular’ we hear the unfiltered, raw passion of the Lover of our souls. I see this time and again in music, in movies, and other creative forms… the human heart reaching for the essence of Truth which has been etched deep within us. Thank you so much, Cliff, for this gem.
I have always believed that God is with us at all times and that God’s love is unconditional. I believe that we are all a part of each other. It is truly amazing to see what humans are capable of when it comes to love.
I got to see God’s love in the most amazing way. I saw God help a husband acknowledge his strength and courage when this man thought he had none. This man carried all of the burdens for his wife so that she could continue through her journey without fear. I saw him carry her when she had completely given up. I saw him fight through the darkness because he knew the truth would lead to a better place. He helped her find the peace and love he knew she had and in the end I witnessed God holding their hands.