Porch Light Burns

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The porch light burned above the screen door Since the first cold night you left Mama kept your coffee cup beside hers Like a promise on the shelf Your little girl has learned to read now She keeps your picture by her bed Every evening she asks the same thing When’s my daddy coming home again? [Chorus] Come on home, son, come on home There’s a place at the table and a key in the door We don’t need a story, we don’t need a medal Just need your boots on this kitchen floor Come on home, son, come on home Let the long road end where your heart began Your family’s been waiting with the porch light burning Come home, come home, as you are, my man [Verse 2] The county flags were folded neatly In the hands of men who knew But your father turned away from them He was only looking for you You stood there holding back the distance With your duffel in the rain Then that little girl broke through the crowd And you dropped down calling her name [Chorus] Come on home, son, come on home There’s a place at the table and a key in the door We don’t need a story, we don’t need a medal Just need your boots on this kitchen floor Come on home, son, come on home Let the long road end where your heart began Your family’s been waiting with the porch light burning Come home, come home, as you are, my man [Bridge] Some wounds don’t show beneath a uniform Some nights don’t leave when morning comes But you don’t have to carry them alone now Put your tired hands in the hands of love [Final Chorus] Come on home, son, come on home There’s a place at the table and a key in the door Your little girl is taller, your mama’s still waiting And your old dog’s asleep by the kitchen floor Come on home, son, come on home Let the long road end where your heart began We’ve been counting every mile between us Come home, come home, as you are, my man [Outro] The porch light burns above the screen door And tonight, you’re finally home