Count the Cost
TitanChord
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.
Count the Cost
By TitanChord · Outlaw Country
From the album WHEN I GO QUIET, YOU BETTER RUN
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Lyrics
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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