[Verse 1] Found a blue motel key In my jeans this morning Room twelve, cracked plastic teeth With a red stain on the ring I held it up to the sun Like it meant something to me Like some door I’d never opened Was still waiting underneath [Pre-Chorus] I keep turning it slow In my palm, in my mind Every lock I ever knew Seems to loosen up tonight [Chorus] Blue motel key, blue motel key What are you keeping from me? Blue motel key, blue motel key Open the door, set me free (Blue motel key) (Blue motel key) [Verse 2] Your name on a receipt Folded in the back pocket Half a gas station map And a gum wrapper socket I traced the little room number With a thumb that wouldn’t shake Took one step toward the hallway Then I turned and walked away [Pre-Chorus] I keep turning it slow In my palm, in my mind Every lock I ever knew Seems to loosen up tonight [Chorus] Blue motel key, blue motel key What are you keeping from me? Blue motel key, blue motel key Open the door, set me free (Blue motel key) (Blue motel key) [Bridge] Maybe it was just a night Maybe it was just a name Maybe I was still believing Every exit looked the same But the metal in my hand Had a cold little spark Like a tiny second chance In the middle of the dark [Final Chorus] Blue motel key, blue motel key What are you keeping from me? Blue motel key, blue motel key Open the door, set me free Blue motel key, blue motel key I’m not where I used to be (Blue motel key) (Blue motel key)
