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 you're wondering how far you have now danced
Your 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, and I'll hear it
You can even hit rock bottom; have a midlife crisis, and I'll hold 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 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