I Don't Owe You A Thing

VERSE1. 
MY Daddy was a proud man, he made it on his own. 
When his work would slow down, He didn't sit and moan. 
the times his luck was bad, And we had empty shelves. 
He would work at two jobs, He never begged for help.                        
Chorus:
I don't  owe you a thing, That's taken out of my pay. 
On every dollar I make, I help to pay your way. 
Dependence builds no fires, It creates no flame to burn. 
I can't show respect, Where none has been earned. 
BREAK

VERSE2. 
Our country's in a mess, Trying to prove it cares. 
Its budgets are always short, We're drained by welfare. 
I've never asked for help, When I had bills to pay. 
My daddy would be proud, I've lived my life his way. 

Chorus:
I don't  owe you a thing, That's taken out of my pay. 
On every dollar I make, I help to pay your way. 
Dependence builds no fires, It creates no flame to burn. 
I can't show respect, Where none has been earned. 
BREAK 
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Copyright 2001 by: 
Glenn Smith & Bobbie Collins
(All rights reserved)