This progression repeats through the whole song: , , ,
The first 4-- verses, or stanzas, i guess, are repeated, as i denoted at the start of each:
x2
Don t you know
for a moment know
you think the world owes you
it don t owe you a thing
[and so on....]
x2 there s a man doing time
keeping a rosebush alive
He was wrongly accused
40 years and still survived
x2 Don t you know
for a moment know
you think the world owes you
it don t owe you a thing
x2 When it s given all it can
the best you must invent
when it s given all it can
the best you must go get (2nd time: âthe rest you owe...â)
Don t you know
for a moment know
you think the world owes you
it don t owe you a thing
(Break: âdum da da-da du dumdumâ¦â)
There s a man doing time
keeping a rosebush alive
He was wrongly accused
40 years and still survived
There s a rosebush inside
keeping a man alive
and we all need hope
like water sunshine
Donât you know
You got water sunshine
For a moment know
You got water sunshine
You think the world owes you
You got water sunshine
It don t owe you a thing
You got water sunshine
Donât you know
You got water sunshine
Now for a moment know
You got water sunshine
You think the world owes you
You got water sunshine
x3 It don t owe you a thing
water sunshine
---Sean Hayes (Morees Bickham)