

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] I held on tight White-knuckle fingers, midnight drive You stared straight ahead Like you were already saying goodbye I poured my plans Like coffee in your favorite cup You just watched them cool Never even picked it up [Chorus] You caged up your heart and you hid the key Locked every door that could lead back to me I tried so hard just to hold on to you But loving you was something I couldn't undo I gave all I had, you still pulled away You caged up your heart and you threw the key away [Verse 2] I patched the holes In this old house we tried to build You packed your suitcase Left your toothbrush on the window sill Your picture's turned Face-down in a drawer somewhere But I still talk Like you're standing in the kitchen there [Chorus] You caged up your heart and you hid the key Locked every door that could lead back to me I tried so hard just to hold on to you But loving you was something I couldn't undo I gave all I had, you still pulled away You caged up your heart and you threw the key away [Bridge] Maybe someday you'll drive past this town (oh-oh) See that porch light, think about sticking around But by then my hands They'll be tired, they'll be free From reaching through those bars You built between you and me [Chorus] You caged up your heart and you hid the key Turned out the light on the best part of me I tried so hard just to hold on to you Till I learned letting go was all left to do I gave all I had, now I'm walking away From the cage and the heart And the key you threw away
Tags
country, Modern country ballad, mid-tempo sway with warm acoustic guitars, brushed kit, and pedal steel lines weaving in and out. Male vocals, intimate and slightly raspy; verses stay close and conversational, chorus widens with stacked harmonies and a rising fiddle line. Subtle organ pad glues the mix, last chorus adds ad-libbed phrases and a held final note over a lingering steel bend.
3:13
No
3/27/2026