Ring of Keys

by Flip & Zeke

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Partly a musical joke,mostly a song about locking everything up.

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I walked out of my house one day, the pocket of my pants gave way
And everything cascaded to the ground
A ballpoint pen that used to write, a book of matches that almost light
And a ring of keys that weighs about a pound
It slithered down my trouser leg and landed on my toe
And I wondered why I take this garbage everywhere I go

A key for my house, a key for my car, a key for my toolshed door
A key for the men's room in my office on the fourteenth floor
A key for my bike, a key for my computer, a key for my mailbox
This life is like a prison, it sure is full of locks

I thought about the good old times when we weren't so obsessed with crime
And locks were things that ships went up and down
We had Loch Lomond and Loch Ness, but lock and key we used much less
And traffic wasn't gridlocked all through town
We had oarlocks and locks of hair, but seldom got locked in
And we never used a key except to open a sardine tin

Music has a dozen keys, it keeps them in a ring
You can't get far from where you start, no matter how you sing
You modulate and modulate until your mind is numb
And you're right back in the key you started from

So don't forget your ring of keys, we need our locks in times like these
When some have nothing and others have so much
It's not our fault that people fail, those losers should be locked in jail
Cause we have to lock up everything we touch
We've got to have out locks and keys to keep our stuff secure
So every time you go outside, check and make sure

You have a key for your house . . .

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released March 2, 2019

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