DOES IT OWN YOU ?
 

He's got a tattoo of a tear drop
At the corner of his eye
   And I’ll guarantee that it’s gonna be
The only tear you see him cry
He’s been ridin’ them old’ Harley's
Since his feet would reach the ground
 And if you’d ask, I’m sure he’d tell you
That there ain't no sweeter sound
 

But does he own it
Or does it own him
Is he gettin' by
Or has it got by him
Is he livin' life
Out on a limb
Has he missed the point
Is it sinkin' in
 

Well, she hops into her Beemer
 Of course the top is down
She checks herself out in the mirror
 As she scurries across town
She reaches for her razor phone
Oh, she’s got the world at hand
She’s got a power lunch at one
But does she understand
 

Does she own it
Or does it own her
Is it racin' by
Is it all a blur
Is she livin' life
Like there ain't not cure
Is she losin' sight
Is she all that sure
 

I work a forty hour work week
For the money that I make
Sometimes I buy things I don’t need
And I live with my mistakes
It causes lots of heartache
And some nights I lye awake
I try to live by my own words
But sometimes that’s hard to take
 

Now do I own it
Or does it own me
Is there somethin' there
That I don't quite see
Am I livin' life
Like I'm lost at sea
Well do I own it
Or does it own me
 

Now, do you own life
Or does life own you
Are you livin' right
Are you bein' true
Are you livin' like
The man taught us to
Well, do you own it
Or does it own you
 

Now do you own life,
Or does life own you
 
 

© 2006 William C. Stephens
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