Intro
Soft white on the door...
Verse
You were running water in a mug that rattled full
Your coat was hung just so against the wall
I said I'd turn the key but I forgot to check if we could
Still leave it lit all through the night
The snowflakes settling slow like we'd been here long
Not counting down, not watching the clock
Just turning your back on winter's glow
And letting the porch light stay on
Pre-Chorus
Who stays behind when the engine starts to hum
Is it you or is it me
Maybe both of us are right
Maybe that's where we used to be
What if we didn't have a home
Or what if every home we've ever known
Could still stay lit for one more night
One more mile, one last good light
Chorus
Porch light fades slow over your shoulder
Every little spark we can hold on
Porch light fades soft and never fully gone
Because it's not about the dawn
Verse
I was watching steam rise off a cup
Your scarf was wrapped around your throat like a tie
You said the road ahead would be long
But you'd follow the smoke up high
I turned out every last one I could find
Just to keep the shadow at our back
The snow keeps falling slow, just inches from the line
Between the dark we came in on and the dark that's waiting still
Pre-Chorus
Who stays behind when the engine starts to hum
Is it you or is it me
Maybe both of us are right
Maybe that's where we used to be
What if we didn't have a home
Or what if every home we've ever known
Could still stay lit for one more night
One more mile, one last good light
Chorus
Porch light fades slow over your shoulder
Every little spark we can hold on
Porch light fades soft and never fully gone
Because it's not about the dawn
Bridge
You take my hand across the seat
Not to look back at where we started from
But because the road just got a little clearer
Because you said I didn't have to leave yet
The headlights hit the trees right in the dark
But they shine brighter than they did at start
And maybe that's all home ever was
Somebody keeping the light on for us
Chorus
Porch light fades slow over your shoulder
Every little spark we can hold on
Porch light fades soft and never fully gone
Because it's not about the dawn
Outro
Soft white on the door...
