[Verse 1] The moon owes me money from a wager in July Said she’d pull the tide back farther if I beat her rolling dice I won clean, she called it crooked, said the clouds had blocked her view So I took her silver promise and I’m still collecting due Luck owes me a favor from a night she lost her nerve I kept her name from hitting town when Fortune took the curve She said, “Call me when you need me, I’ll make anything go right” Funny thing about a promise—people vanish overnight [Pre-Chorus] I keep receipts for miracles And IOUs from fate Everybody loves forever Till forever has to pay [Chorus] The moon owes me money Death still has my coat Luck owes me a favor And Time still owes me hope Heaven took my number Hell put me on hold Everybody wants a piece of me But nobody pays what they owe So if the stars come asking Tell ’em I ain’t home The moon owes me money And I’m coming for what I’m owed [Verse 2] Death borrowed my black jacket on a winter twenty-nine Said the ferry crossed at midnight and the river wind could bite I said, “Bring it back tomorrow,” he said, “You have my word” Then he kept it through a century like somehow I hadn’t heard Time owes me a morning that he stole without a sound I went to sleep on Sunday, woke with ten years missing out He said, “Everybody loses some,” like that would make it square So I told him I’d take interest on every silver hair [Pre-Chorus] I keep receipts for miracles And IOUs from fate Everybody loves forever Till forever has to pay [Chorus] The moon owes me money Death still has my coat Luck owes me a favor And Time still owes me hope Heaven took my number Hell put me on hold Everybody wants a piece of me But nobody pays what they owe So if the stars come asking Tell ’em I ain’t home The moon owes me money And I’m coming for what I’m owed [Verse 3] I once did Heaven a kindness when their gates were jammed with rain Sent a lost man back toward morning, never even asked his name An angel said, “We owe you one,” and wrote it in a book I said, “Make sure that ink is permanent,” she gave me quite a look Hell owes me commission on a soul I talked them down He was halfway through the doorway when I turned the poor fool ’round The Devil called it interference, I called it good advice Now there’s interest on the interest, and I charge him by the night [Bridge] So when they call me arrogant I tell ’em check the books I never asked the universe For half the things it took If gods can make a promise Then gods can pay it too And if eternity forgets me— I’ve got paperwork to prove [Final Chorus] The moon owes me money Death still has my coat Luck owes me a favor And Time still owes me hope Heaven owes me entry Hell owes me in gold Everybody wants a piece of me Tonight I’m taking what I’m owed Let the stars come asking I’ll meet ’em at the door The moon owes me money And she owes me something more [Outro] One night One favor One coat One life Put it on the ledger I’ve got time.
