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The Forgotten Keys
03:27
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Open up the drawer there’s dust on the handle
Brush it to the floor I wonder what’s inside
Odds and ends and things I’d long ago forgotten
Shuffled to the back I find forgotten keys
Chorus:
And I wonder where they lead
What doors unlock, what secrets they’ve seen
What treasure they possess
What passageway to somebody’s mess
I wonder where they lead
The forgotten keys
Hanging on the ring some keys and a label
The writing’s faded now but there’s enough to read
The keys they open doors to abandoned hotel rooms
So open up the door and make my way down there
Bridge:
I’m standing at the door
Trembling hands, I’m not sure anymore
But there’s something I must know
Where do these keys go?
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Old man lets out a sigh
One that could be heard for miles
Says no matter how I try
I just can’t shake these trials
Chorus:
And he breathes with the wind
Slowly out and then in again
And the tears flood his eyes
As he sits there and cries
His weathered face has seen enough
Of trials that make any life tough
But a smile rises through the pain
Hope that’s impossible to feign
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3. |
The Boys in Room 101
03:36
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I’ll take the bottom if you take the top
And leave a couple sheets between
No need to worry, no need to fret
The old man told me they were clean
Pre-chorus:
I won’t bother you
If you don’t bother me
Chorus:
When we wake up in the morning
We can jump right in the pool
With our mom and dad behind us
And our little sister too
Or we can turn on cable TV
See if Thundercats is on
But we’ve got to get some sleep now
Didn’t you just see me yawn?
Could you be quiet one minute more?
You are driving me insane
With all the driving we did today
I think your voice could melt my brain
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4. |
Politician in Room 104
03:19
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Hold my tongue fight back another one
I don’t even know what I’m saying
Lies they come like they’ve always done
Lies become the truth I’m making up
Chorus:
And if you could see behind these eyes
Would you understand these lies
Why my tongue will let them drip like honey
If you could reach inside my heart
Would you understand this art
How I keep it all from boiling over
Lies I’ve said you would never guess
Ignorance! The truth I’m selling
Cast your vote mark the box and hope
No one asks what I’m not telling
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5. |
Businessman in Room 108
03:31
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Another day away from home
Another night without the wife and kids
It’s just me and this TV
It’s just me and I am bored to sin
Turn on the tube for something to do
I wish that I had a better excuse
But she is all that I need
When I’m alone she keeps me company
Chorus:
Maybe it’s your eyes
Maybe it’s your face
Remind me of my wife
Keep my secret safe
Pick up the phone and call my wife
Review the day and then we say goodnight
Tell the kids I love them so
Wish I could talk, but I have to go
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6. |
Shootout in Room 111
03:55
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Turn down the light so they can’t see a thing
Keep your voice low and don’t let the phone ring
Hold fast your tongue til you know that the coast is clear
I don’t want to see a trace of fear
Hold to your guns boys they can’t have gone far
Keep on the lookout they know where we are
The trail is still hot and it’s likely that they are near
I don’t want to see a trace of fear
Well my cohorts it has come down to this
Steady your aim we cannot spare a miss
Who would have thought that it all would converge right here
I don’t want to see a trace of fear
We’ve got ‘em now boys there’s no where to run
We’re closing in fast they must know that they’re done
I’ll hold the front and then you circle back to the rear
I don’t want to see a trace of fear
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Hey, it’s Friday night. What ya doin’ honey?
I’ve got nothing to do
Hey, you’re beautiful and I have got some money
I could spend it with you
Chorus:
Hey, if you’re going my way I’d be happy to say
That you are mine for the evening
Hey, if you don’t wanna stay we can drive all day
And you could be mine for the evening
Hey, it’s getting dark, but I’m not even tired
What do you wanna do?
I know this place if you can keep it quiet
I could stay there with you
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There she stands
Shining in the moonlight
Holding my hands
She helps me to stand through the night
And her face - white as the snow
And her scarlet lips don’t you know
Whisper up words no other man has ever heard
Chorus:
And she tells me I’m the only one
She has ever known she has ever loved
And a tiny prayer trickles off my tongue
Help me love her Lord she’s the only one
There we lie
Wrapped up like a child in white
I look in her eyes
Do I have the strength to fight?
And I am afraid
My love for her may soon fade
Still she whispers up words no other man has ever heard
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Someday Never (Room 202)
03:44
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Well I guess you had to be there
Ain’t it funny how that works?
The flame went out that I forgot to fan
Guess I thought it would be easy
Guess you thought I was a jerk
But life don’t always work out like you plan
Pre Chorus:
It’s not fair that love turns out this way
Things that I could say
But things mean nothing now
Chorus:
Nothing’s left to give, nothing’s left to take
A half hearted smile and I feel so fake
You take yours and I’ll take mine
And someday never things will turn out just fine
Giving up is always easy
Giving in was our mistake
But love is oh so hard to avoid
A love that once was burning brightly
Now impossible to wake
But emptiness will fill this hungry void
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Honey, don’t you know?
The mirror always adds a couple pounds
Laxatives and nicotine
Won’t diminish what your heart has seen
Chorus:
You can keep on cryin’
Your heart will keep on lyin’ to you
Your eyes are blind to what I see
Honey, you won’t listen to me
Light another cigarette
Hope it helps you to forget
The images inside your head
Honey, you look like you might be dead
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11. |
Room 206
04:19
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What am I still stuck here for?
Do I need someone to open up the door?
You’d think I’m tied here to this chair
But the truth is I would rather be anywhere than…
Chorus:
Here, somewhere far away
I don’t have to stay
If I could pack my bags and leave
So why am I here? Why do I stay?
Don’t shed a tear
If I have to walk away
Should have left here yesterday
But something in your eyes made me want to stay
Should have set foot out that door
Should have left you here, but I’m still wanting more of you right…
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12. |
Traveler in Room 210
03:19
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What have I to return to?
Though they would take me back
There is nothing left for me
There is nothing I lack
Well my mother forsook me
All my brothers did too
So I look to my Father
He will always be true
Chorus:
As I walk down this road before me
I cannot help, but feel some loss
Keep my eyes on the prize before me
And help me to shoulder my cross
I am traveling onward
Though I travel alone
I can stay here no longer
This is not my home
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13. |
Room 215
03:44
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I guess this is the end of the line for now
I hoped I would have it all figured out
But time ticks on faster than I would like
It doesn’t seem fair and it hardly seems right
Chorus:
And when it all comes to a head
I’ll wish I had more time before I was dead
‘Cause I forget what matters most
Its life and love and the Holy Ghost
A broken down truck grants me some time to think
Of everyone I’ve had the time to meet
Some have been harsh and some have been kind and meek
I hope I was kind when we met upon the street
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And I wonder where they lead
What doors unlock, what secrets they’ve seen
What treasure they possess
What passageway to somebody’s mess
I wonder where they lead
The forgotten keys
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