- Count the Cost

Intro

Verse 1 Every man in this town owes Somethin' he thinks nobody knows I keep a book, I keep it neat Names and dates and who I still gotta meet There's a page with a courthouse date A judge's name, a handshake, a plate Of consequences left unpaid For every promise this county never made

Chorus Count the cost, count it slow Every debt in this town, I know You laughed the day my bill came free Now I'm the collector — come count with me

Verse 2 I don't send a threat, I send a date I don't kick the door, I let it wait 'Cause a debt that's owed to a man like me Draws a heavier interest than you'll ever see

Chorus Count the cost, count it slow Every debt in this town, I know You laughed the day my bill came free Now I'm the collector — come count with me

Bridge Some warnings come cheap and loud Mine come itemized, no doubt Line by line, and clean, and true The first name in the book is you Count the cost, count it slow Every debt in this town, I know You laughed the day my bill came free Now I'm the collector — come count with me

Outro Books always balance. Every one.

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