Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Joe Henry
Canonical path: /joe-henry/lock-and-key
Related lyric paths: 6
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Lock and Key
Read Lock and Key lyrics by Joe Henry on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Lock and Key
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Holy cow, look what you've done
You've got me now so I can't speak;
I wonder how you turned out the stars
I hear your laugh
Like falling railway cars,
Far and away, peaking through the bars
Safe behind your own lock and key
--safe for now from me
God only knows how I love you
But God and His ghost
And His roadhouse crew
Ran me out of town on a silver rail
Free at last and begging Him for jail
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