“No Key”
Verse 1
I smile at the table but I don’t got a chair
Laugh in the room but I’m barely there
Blood don’t feel like blood no more
Home feel like a hallway, never a door
I learned how to be quiet real young
Learned how to be strong when love felt numb
They say “family’s everything,” yeah I know
But tell me why I always feel alone
Pre-Chorus
I show up with love, I show up with care
But somehow I’m always standing somewhere else
I’m close enough to see it all
But too far to ever be involved
Chorus
He got keys, but I don’t get in
I hear the laughter but I’m not within
I see the pictures, they look so whole
While I’m holding pieces of a lonely soul
I don’t got a key
I don’t got a place
Just love in my hands
And tears on my face
You say you understand, but you don’t see
How it hurts to love a life that don’t include me
Verse 2
I love a man with a life before
With little faces I’d protect for sure
But I’m blocked by walls I didn’t build
Paying a price for choices I never killed
Baby mama says “no one around”
So I sit outside love, don’t make a sound
I respect it, I really do
But respect don’t stop the ache inside you
Pre-Chorus
I don’t wanna cross no lines or fight
I just wanna feel like I belong somewhere in this life
I’m not tryna take, I’m not tryna replace
I just don’t wanna feel erased
Chorus
He got keys, but I don’t get in
I hear the laughter but I’m not within
I see the pictures, they look so whole
While I’m holding pieces of a lonely soul
I don’t got a key
I don’t got a name
I’m loving a family
That don’t feel the same
You say you understand, but you don’t see
How it hurts to love a life that don’t include me
Bridge (spoken or sung soft)
I know the rules
I know the reasons
I know patience is love in seasons
But nights get long when you don’t belong
When you doing right but still feel wrong
I don’t hate her
I don’t blame the kids
I don’t regret loving him
I just wish someone saw me too
Standing here with a heart so true
Final Chorus
He got keys, and I’m proud of him
But I’m tired of being the almost-in
I don’t want pity, I don’t want to flee
I just want a family that chooses me
I don’t got a key
But I got a heart
That’s been breaking quiet
Right from the start
And if love means waiting endlessly
Tell me who’s holding space for me
Outro
I’m not asking for your life
I’m just asking for a place
Somewhere I don’t feel invisible
Somewhere I feel safe