Birthday IOU Lyrics

I.O.U. so many things
I.O.U. everything
But I can't repay you
And it's too late to save youThere really wasn't a choice
Seventeen was just too young
I couldn't hear your voice
I couldn't feel your livingI.O.U. so many things
I.O.U. everything
But I can't repay you
And it's too late to save youMy son, my mistake
(I.O.U. so many things)
My son, my mistakeI know you could have been a girl baby
Now you can't be anything
We needed you to prove our love
We used you, then we killed youI.O.U. so many things
I.O.U. everything
But I can't repay you
And it's too late to save youMy son, my mistake

(I.O.U. so many things)
My son, my mistakeRight to life?
Who decides?
Is there wrong and right?
When Mom and Dad treat you so badWe made our own decisions
No one else's business
We'll learn to live with our mistakes
Live by learning from our mistake, my mistakeI.O.U. so many things
I.O.U. everything
But I can't repay you
And it's too late to save youMy son, my mistake
My son, my mistake
(I.O.U. so many things)
My son, my mistake
(I.O.U. so many things)
My son
(I.O.U. so many things)
Songwriters
STEVENSON, JOHN WILLIAMPublished by
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group