I'm tired of being abused & being misused
I've had my share of romance, no more for me
I'm lockin' up my heart & throwin' away the key." - Meaning and context.">
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Locking Up My Heart, sung by The Marvelettes (1963).
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Hello loneliness, goodbye love
I'm tired of being abused & being misused
I've had my share of romance, no more for me
I'm lockin' up my heart & throwin' away the key.

— Holland-Dozier-Holland

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Hello loneliness, goodbye love
I'm tired of being abused & being misused
I've had my share of romance, no more for me
I'm lockin' up my heart & throwin' away the key." in the context of "Locking Up My Heart, sung by The Marvelettes (1963)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Source: Wikiquote: "Holland-Dozier-Holland" (Song lyrics: Note: The artists listed are the original performers of the songs, although many of the songs were subsequently covered by other artists.) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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About Holland-Dozier-Holland

Holland–Dozier–Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. They are considered to be one of the greatest songwriting teams in popular music. The trio wrote, arranged and produced many songs that helped define the Motown sound in the 1960s.