You owe me a love song, ‘cause I wrote one for you
I know it isn’t fancy, and it don’t say nothin’ new
But at least you know that every word I sing in it is true.
Hey, you owe me a love song cause I wrote one for you.

You bought me a car but it fell apart
A good song won’t do that, you see.
I can write one for you, play it for anyone, 
And I still get to keep it for me.
So I’ll buy you no candy, don’t bring me no wine, 
Let’s just pass that ephemera by.
Yeah, just pull down your mandolin, make like a bird 
And give me three-minutes-thirty on why…

You’re gonna love me forever the way I love you
Collaborators in life
And we’ll always be singing these love songs together
‘Cause we’ll always be husband and wife.

You wrote me a song about how tough you are,
You wrote me a string quartet.
You wrote me an abstract  poetical song, 
Most of which I didn’t get.
So I’m writing this song to say how much I love you, 
Might take a lifetime to sing.  
So don’t wait for me darling, write me a love song, 
One that tells me the following things:

You’re gonna love me forever the way I love you
Collaborators in life
And we’ll always be singing these love songs together
Cause we’ll always be husband and wife.

You owe me a love song, cause I wrote one for you
I know it isn’t fancy, and it don’t say nothing new
But at least you know that every word I sing in it is true.
Hey, you owe me a love song
‘Cause I wrote one for you.