I wrote this song in lieu Of all the things I should have said, and could have said to you There were signs that you couldn't see Like a slow descent from major D, into the key of me
And it's a long way down Into the key of And it's a lonely sound Sung in the key of me
How easy it would be If I could just recite the tunes, and you would write for me I would practice every day There'd be no mistakes, I'd always know precisely what to play
And it's a long way down Into the key of And it's a lonely sound Sung in the key of me
I wrote this song in lieu Of all the things you lent to me, and I still owe to you It's a debt that I cannot pay I tried it once and wrote a song, impossible to play
And it's a long way down Into the key of And it's a lonely sound Sung in the key of me