Under Lock and Key

by Ray Leitzell - Aquarius



	I gotta treasure trove of memories…
		… that I keep inside my chest.
	Most are good… I’d relive them if I could…
		… they lie in the bed where my soul rests.
	And even though those old memories…
		… are there for all to see.
	No one can retrieve them…
		… ‘cause they’re all under lock and key!

	Many names have been given…
		… to identify this bodily part.
	Cheatin’ has been added…
		… and even hard.
	Strong, big and bad… happy and even glad,
        But none of those names applies to me…
		… ‘cause I live with a broken heart!

	I gotta treasure trove of memories…
		… that I keep inside my chest.
	Most are good… I’d relive them if I could…
		… they lie in the bed where my soul rests.
	And even though those old memories…
		… are there for all to see.
	No one can retrieve them…
		… ‘cause they’re all under lock and key!

	What I really need in life…
		… is a good locksmith.
	And someone who does mason work…
		… and maybe even a carpenter.
	‘Cause if I could employ them…
		… my broken heart could be fixed.
	What I really need in life…
		… is a good locksmith!

        I gotta treasure trove of memories…
		… that I keep inside my chest.
	Most are good… I’d relive them if I could…
		… they lie in the bed where my soul rests.
	And even though those old memories…
		… are there for all to see.
	No one can retrieve them…
		… ‘cause they’re all under lock and key!
	
        Then one day it did come to me…
		… this light from up above.
	Seems like I was bathed in glory…
		… and just brimming with this love.
	Didn’t need that locksmith after all…
		… or that mason, you see.
	I settled for that Carpenter…
		… this Man from Galilee!

	I gotta treasure trove of memories…
		… that I keep inside my chest.
	Most are good… I’m reliving them as I should…
		… they lie in the bed where my soul rests.
	And now those old memories…
		… are there for all to see.
	And I thank God for that Carpenter…
		… ‘cause He provided me with the key!

	I gotta treasure trove of memories…
		… that I keep inside my chest.
	Most are good… I’m reliving them as I should…
		… they lie in the bed where my soul rests.
	And now those old memories…
		… are there for all to see.
	And I thank God for that Carpenter…
		… this Man from Galilee!

	And I thank God for that Carpenter…
		Jesus, thank You…
			… for providing me with the key!




                      copyright 2001 by Stephen Ray Leitzell
                                        P.O. Box 380
                                        Middletown, DE
                                                  19709-0380

Reason for writing:

    Wanted to make it country... but the good Lord had me do otherwise.    

Birth sign: Aquarius
Date created: 2002-03-05 15:52:27
Last updated: 2021-04-14 17:18:15
Poem ID: 68065

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