Porch Light On

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The porch light’s been burning since the first frost fell Your mama keeps the coffee in the blue enamel well I left with a duffel and a photograph of you Now every mile behind me feels like one mile closer to home too [Pre-Chorus] There’s a red barn by the county line And your old quilt folded on my side [Chorus] I’m coming home, don’t change a thing Leave the screen door loose, let the church bell ring I’ve carried your name through dust and distant skies Now I just want your hands and the look in your eyes If I’m quieter than the boy you knew It’s only ’cause I’ve missed this much of you I’m coming home, after all I’ve seen Back to the place where your love still waits for me [Verse 2] The fields are turning gold beyond the highway bend A stranger at the gas station says, “Welcome home, my friend” I touch the wedding band you slipped onto my hand And count the little promises I’m finally here to stand [Pre-Chorus] There’s a tire swing beneath the oak And a thousand words we never spoke [Chorus] I’m coming home, don’t change a thing Leave the screen door loose, let the church bell ring I’ve carried your name through dust and distant skies Now I just want your hands and the look in your eyes If I’m quieter than the boy you knew It’s only ’cause I’ve missed this much of you I’m coming home, after all I’ve seen Back to the place where your love still waits for me [Bridge] Some nights still follow when the room goes dark Some roads stay written underneath your heart But you don’t have to fix what time can’t explain Just hold me while the morning takes the weight away [Final Chorus] I’m coming home, don’t change a thing Leave the screen door loose, let the church bell ring I’ve carried your name through dust and distant skies Now I just want your hands and the look in your eyes And if I’m different, let me be There’s still a little boy in me I’m coming home, and now I know The bravest road was the one that led me back to you [Outro] The porch light’s still burning, soft against the dawn I’m home, I’m home, and I’m where I belong