R.J.Stone

Lock Up

Lock up the door,

Lock up the windows, the roof and the floor,

Lock up the sun, the hail and the rain,

Lock them up so that we can finally be safe again.

 

Lock up the drawers,

Lock up the carpets and the walls,

Lock up the cries of a dying king,

Lock them up to mask the sound of secret partying.

 

Lock up the hearts of the free,

Lock them up and throw away the key.