I'm aware I owe the world a debt

But I am not prepared to pay it yet

'Cause I'm broke, overdrawn

Every penny I have tried to save is gone

Tell me why I have to sacrifice

All my dreams to the gods of real life

'Cause I'm tired, nearly dead

And it doesn't help me get out of the red

I've got nothing left to give so

Why can't they just let me live

It's not what I had planned to borrow

Can I pay it back tomorrow

When you find a better way to live your life, please show me

'Cause I'm so tired of serving people who will never know me

Then the envelopes arrive

Full of bills to pay on time

And all the statements say "remit to"

But the name is never mine