Story Behind The Song
Brian: "Hey Tamara, what key is that song in?"
Tamara: "Oh, the key of lonely, I guess."
Brian: "Hey you should write a song with that title."
Tamara: "OK."
Grammy-award winning songwriting consultant, Molly Leiken, called Key of Lonely the best title she's heard all year.
Song Description
Perfectly backed with a sorrowful touch by Merle Sanders on keyboards, Key of Lonely is a sultry and sad portrait of the loneliness that follows a break-up.
Song Length |
3:22 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - Contemporary |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Heartbreaking, Poignant |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Loneliness |
Similar Artists |
Shawn Colvin, Norah Jones |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
KEY OF LONELY © Tamara Lewis 2008
It wasn?t what we wanted
Yet we gave it a try
You weren?t who I thought
And neither was I
But our parting put salt
In an old deep wound
So I won?t try again
Anytime soon
And I?ll be playing in the Key of Lonely
For a while
I?ve got penniless pockets
I?m broke to the bone
Cuz I gave all I had
And woke up alone
I?ll be out in the cold looking in
Like a poor kid
walking through the rich part of town
And I?ll be praying to the Patron Saint of Lonely
From now on
Today I talked with a friend
Who dreads going home
But she says hating him
Beats being alone
But I want to come home to love and a smile
So I?ll play in the Key of Lonely
For a while