The Porch Light Colter Vane, Owen James, Damon Price

Sun's goin' down

Just like it always does

Every evening around six-thirty
The shadows stretch across the yard
That old porch swing still leans to one side
Like it's waiting in the dark

Coffee cooling in my right hand
Work boots covered in red clay
Before the stars even think about showing
My hand finds that switch anyway

The porch light comes alive
Without me thinking twice
Some habits move a whole lot faster
Than letting go can

Some things leave

Some things stay

I still leave the porch light on
You ain't coming home

That old bulb burns
Same as it always did

Maybe i quit believing
Maybe i just can't quit

I still leave
The porch light on

Porch light on
Can't quit

You used to laugh and tell me
You could see this place for miles
Said that little yellow light
Always made the road feel right

Now your side of this old porch
Don't get much use these days
Funny how a quiet corner
Can still mess a man up

Some nights i catch myself
Looking down that empty drive
Like something in me still forgets
What's already gone for good

Everybody says

Time keeps moving

Funny thing

So do habits

I still leave the porch light on
You ain't coming home

That old bulb burns
Same as it always did

Maybe i quit believing
Maybe i just can't quit

I still leave
The porch light on

Porch light on
Can't quit

Last sunday

I left it dark

Made it halfway
To the bedroom

Before i turned around
And walked back out

Some habits
Know where you live

So i got back up

Turned that light back on

Not for you

For the man
Who still lives here

I still leave the porch light on
You ain't coming home

Some folks keep old letters
Some keep wedding rings

Me

I keep one little light
Burning every night

Maybe i quit believing
Maybe i just can't quit

I still leave
The porch light on

Porch light on
Burning every night

Maybe someday

I'll turn it off

Just

Not tonight