The Golden Key

[Intro]
[Verse]
Turn the brass cylinder slow
Watch the October light go
Smell of cedar and motor oil
Feet planted deep in this soil
I stack the lumber with pride
Leaving the shadows inside
Just a man in a flannel shirt
Brushing the day from the dirt
[Pre-Chorus]
Then comes that hollow clicking sound
Polyurethane hitting the ground
Echoing off the brick and the glass
I watch the younger versions pass
[Chorus]
I used to live for the flight
Chasing the edge of the night
Now I am holding the key
To the man I was meant to be
Let the wheels spin on the street
While the quiet feels so sweet
Golden hour on the floor
As I lock the heavy door
[Post-Chorus]
It’s a different kind of grace
Finding my own steady space
Yeah, it’s alright
In the fading light
[Verse]
Aisle four has a leak in the roof
Life is the ultimate proof
That dreams don’t just die, they change
Rearrange in a wider range
I thought I’d be gone by now
Somewhere out West, anyhow
But there’s magic in fixing a gate
And learning how to just wait
[Pre-Chorus]
I see the scuffs on their worn-out shoes
Nothing to gain and nothing to lose
They catch the air and they defy
The gravity I’ve learned to buy
[Chorus]
I used to live for the flight
Chasing the edge of the night
Now I am holding the key
To the man I was meant to be
Let the wheels spin on the street
While the quiet feels so sweet
Golden hour on the floor
As I lock the heavy door
[Bridge]
I still have the scars on my knees
Under these denim degrees
They don’t ache like they used to do
When the world felt broken and new
Now my hands are calloused and strong
This is exactly where I belong
No more concrete, no more steel
Just the way the sunset feels
[Chorus]
I used to live for the flight
Chasing the edge of the night
Now I am holding the key
To the man I was meant to be
Let the wheels spin on the street
While the quiet feels so sweet
Golden hour on the floor
As I lock the heavy door
[Post-Chorus]
It’s a different kind of grace
Finding my own steady space
Yeah, it’s alright
In the fading light
[Outro]