Lyrics

Driving these back roads
Trying to outrun yesterday
Keeping my feelings
Locked up and tucked away

Then you pulled me closer
Said I didn’t have to hide
Something in your whisper
Made me let you inside

Here’s the key to my heart, just don’t break it
It’s been hurt a few times, so go slow when you take it
If you hold it with love, I’ll be yours, no mistakin’
Here’s the key to my heart
Just don’t break it

On those long and lonesome nights
You’re the light on my front porch
The calm after the thunder
A shining star in the sky

Learning to trust again
More than I planned
Laying down my armor
Putting faith in your hands

Here’s the key to my heart, just don’t break it
It’s been hurt a few times, so go slow when you take it
If you hold it with love, I’ll be yours, no mistakin’
Here’s the key to my heart
Just don’t break it

Maybe love’s a leap of faith
For us a brand new start
But I’m trusting you with everything
Just don’t tear it apart

Here’s the key to my heart, just don’t break it
It’s yours if you want it, so promise you’ll take it
And keep it forever, don’t ever shake it
Here’s the key to my heart
Just don’t break it

© 2025 Words and Music by William Fred Thompson