September 6, 2008

• I just finished painting the living room.  It looks great!

  I was listening to my iPod (that my brother Mark gave me) and a song by Alanis Morissette came up on the shuffle.  I've owned the CD since it came out 6 years ago, but I never actually listened to the lyrics.

  I'll give you countless amounts of outright acceptance if you want it
  
  I will give you encouragement to choose the path that you want if you need it
  
  You can speak of anger and doubts your fears and freak outs and I'll hold it
  
  You can share your so-called shame filled accounts of times in your life and I won't judge it
  
  (and there are no strings attached to it)
  
  
  
  You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
  
  You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
  
  I give you thanks for receiving it's my privilege
  
  And you owe me nothing in return
  
  
  
  You can ask for space for yourself and only yourself and I'll grant it
  
  You can ask for freedom as well or time to travel and you'll have it
  
  You can ask to live by yourself or love someone else and I'll support it
  
  You can ask for anything you want anything at all and I'll understand it
  
  (and there are no strings attached to it)
  
  
  
  You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
  
  You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
  
  I give you thanks for receiving it's my privilege
  
  And you owe me nothing in return
  
  
  
  I bet you're wondering when the next payback shoe will eventually drop
  
  I bet you're wondering when my conditional police will force you to cough up
  
  I bet wonder how far you have now danced you way back into debt
  
  This is the only kind of love as I understand it that there really is
  
  
  
  You can express your deepest of truths even if it means I'll lose you and I'll hear it
  
  You can fall into the abyss on your way to your bliss I'll empathize with
  
  You can say that you have to skip town to chase your passion I'll hear it
  
  You can even hit rock bottom have a mid-life crisis and I'll hold it
  
  (and there are no strings attached)
  
  
  
  You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
  
  You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
  
  I give you thanks for receiving it's my privilege
  
  And you owe me nothing in return

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