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“I Don’t Owe You Anything” tells the story of a person trying to charm someone over Johnny Marr’s smooth groove.
As stated in the book Mozipedia – The Encyclopedia of Morrissey and The Smiths, in 2005, Morrissey said that this was one of the few songs he’d written which now made him ‘shudder’ and,...
[Verse 1]
Bought on stolen wine
A nod was the first step
You knew very well
What was coming next
Bought on stolen wine
Oh, a nod was the first step
You knew very well
What was coming next
[Chorus]
Did I really walk all this way
Just to hear you say
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight"
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight"
Oh, but you will
For you must
I don't owe you anything, no
But you owe me something
Repay me now
[Verse 2]
You should never go to them
Let them come to you
Just like I do
Just like I do
You should not go to them
Let them come to you
Just like I do
Just like I do
[Chorus]
But did I really walk all this way
Just to hear you say
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight"
"Oh, I don't want to go out tonight"
But you will
For you must
I don't owe you anything, no
But you owe me something
Repay me now
[Verse 3]
Too freely on your lips
Words prematurely sad
Oh, but I know what will make you smile tonight
Life is never kind
Life is never kind
Oh, but I know what will make you smile tonight
I Don’t Owe You Anything was written by Morrissey & Johnny Marr.
I Don’t Owe You Anything was produced by John Porter.
The Smiths released I Don’t Owe You Anything on Mon Feb 20 1984.