Porch Light Fades Slow 4

Intro

(Static crackle on an old tape)

Oh, I think you can hear it still

Verse

You were sitting on the swing when I pulled out of town

Porch light burning steady like a beacon down

Your hair was tied up in a bandana high

You called out 'Wait!' but I just waved goodbye

I'm back now with more miles than before

Your smile's still lit, even after all these years and more

Pre-Chorus

So how does one man go on loving the same place?

Is it not the map that changes, but my heart's steady pace?

Every mile I traveled just made this porch feel like home

Chorus

Porch light fades slow when you're gone from me

Porch light stays on till I'm back where I need to be

Verse

I took a job in the city, built a house with stone and steel

But at night your picture was the one that my heart would reveal

You stayed right there under the same old shade tree

Watching every sunset like they'd been promised to you and me

Pre-Chorus

So how does one man go on loving the same place?

Is it not the map that changes, but my heart's steady pace?

Every mile I traveled just made this porch feel like home

Chorus

Porch light fades slow when you're gone from me

Porch light stays on till I'm back where I need to be

Bridge

Maybe it isn't the years that count, but every single look

You gave me back in the gravel, before I turned and walked this road

The porch just sits there waiting for your smile to come around again

And when you do, the whole town'll light up like we used to make it shine

Chorus

Porch light fades slow when you're gone from me

Porch light stays on till I'm back where I need to be

Outro

I think you can hear it still...