Birthday I.O.U.
ALL * Track #10 On Breaking Things
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Bill Stevenson penned “Birthday I.O.U.” describing his feelings after Sarina Matteucci, his girlfriend of several years, had an abortion. “I remember Sarina got real mad about that song”, he said in 1996. “That song is about abortion, and she and I went through this thing where she had an abortion,...
Birthday I.O.U. Lyrics
[Chorus]
I.O.U. so many things
I.O.U. everything
But I can't repay you
And it's too late to save you
[Verse 1]
There really wasn't a choice
Seventeen was just too young
I couldn't hear your voice
I couldn't feel your living
[Chorus]
I.O.U. so many things
I.O.U. everything
But I can't repay you
And it's too late to save you
[Post-Chorus]
My son, my mistake
(I owe you so many things)
My son, my mistake
[Verse 2]
I 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 you
[Chorus]
I.O.U. so many things
I.O.U. everything
But I can't repay you
And it's too late to save you
[Post-Chorus]
My son, my mistake
(I owe you so many things)
My son, my mistake
[Bridge]
Right to life? Who decides?
Is there wrong and right?
When mom and dad treated you so bad
We made our own decisions
No one else's business
We'll learn to live with our mistakes
Live by learning from our mistakes
My mistake
[Chorus]
I.O.U. so many things
I.O.U. everything
But I can't repay you
And it's too late to save you
My son, my mistake
My son, (I owe you so many things) my mistake
My son, (I owe you so many things) my mistake
My son (I owe you so many things)
Birthday I.O.U. Q&A
Who wrote Birthday I.O.U.'s ?
Birthday I.O.U. was written by Bill Stevenson.
When did ALL release Birthday I.O.U.?
ALL released Birthday I.O.U. on Mon Aug 16 1993.