Blues in the Key of Life

[Verse 1]

I was born with trouble tappin’ on my back door,
Learned to smile through the silence and sleep on the floor.
Mama sang hymns, daddy drank pain,
I found a six-string just to stay sane.

[Verse 2]

Ain’t no major chords in my rearview mirror,
Just dusty old records makin’ truth sound clearer.
I never knew easy, but I learned to fight —
Been singin’ blues in the key of life.

[Chorus]

Blues in the key of life,
Where sorrow and soul cut deep like a knife.
Every wrong turn, every sleepless night —
It all plays out in the key of life.
Yeah, blues in the key… of life.

[Verse 3]

Love came like lightning, left with the rain,
Left me hummin’ that same sad refrain.
But I still show up, I still play it right,
On this beat-up guitar under barroom lights.

[Bridge]

They say joy comes in the morning light,
But I learned joy comes when you stand upright.
When you find your song, when you own your strife —
That’s the rhythm in the key of life.

[Final Chorus]

Blues in the key of life,
Where wrong notes still sound right.
From the dirt and dark to the soul’s sharp knife —
I play my truth in the key of life.

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Writer: Songsmith