The Key

I left home Because things felt so wrong And I was tired of the pain Well now, it looks as though I'm on my own And I, I feel so alone It's not that I had to leave It's not that I had no choice It's not because they didn't want me Or that I wasn't the Boss It's what they did to me That's the key They didn't realize that I play for keeps And now they know That I was always right It just took awhile For them to see the light Now, I'm at a new place And I've had to change my face I'll never have to drop the pace again The people here are so different And I've met my match again Well, I thought she was my best friend But it turned out to be my best enemy Talking, spreading rumors behind my back What am I supposed to do? Listen here, I've only been here a year And I don't need you to cause me no fear It's not that I had to leave It's not that I had no choice It's not because they didn't want me Or that I wasn't the Boss It's what they did to me That's the key They didn't realize that I play for keeps And now they know That I was always right It just took awhile For them to see the light There was that special person He always was my strength Not many people saw him The way that I did (I guess it's just love) Although he probably won't understand But I never will forget that man And whenever I think Of his deep blue eyes It never fails I begin to cry Now, I look back on the years I try to forget the tears Everyone I met, I just can't forget But I still have no regret Of leaving home And I just want you to know That it's not that I had to leave It's not that I had no choice It's not because they didn't want me Or that I wasn't the Boss It's what they did to me That's the key They didn't realize that I play for keeps And now they know That I was always right It just took awhile For them to see the light There's just one more thing That I have to say And maybe you'll understand one day That's it not easy for me to say But I love you all in my own special way It's not that I had to leave It's not that I had no choice It's not because they didn't want me Or that I wasn't the Boss (That I wasn't the Boss) It's what they did to me That's the key It's what they did to me That's the key