you say i act as if you owe me.
im alive
ive been fed
ive been clothed
i act as if you owe me

you held me tight when i was scared
and i held you when he left.
and then i held her.
she was fed
she was clothed
i act as if you owe me

im all grown up with so much more to learn
things i was never taught
things i still have to teach her
because you cant
i act as if you owe me

you work
you provide
i help
i bathe her
i comfort her
i help her with her homework
do you help me?
i act as if you owe me

im not a kid anymore
i haven't been since i was 5
my years taken as quickly as my innocence

i live
i help
i act as if you owe me

you do.