Porch Light

Porch Light

*Alabama Shakes-style rock/soul song. F major, 88 BPM, 4/4, bluesy swing.*

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Verse 1

The porch light's been on since Tuesday. Nobody asked it to stay. The moths keep the hours with me, the road keeps the rain away.

I don't need a reason to leave it. I don't need a reason to wait. Some things are just kept burning long after it gets late.

Chorus

And if you ever find your way back down the long end of this road, the light will be there waiting, the door will be left ajar. I'm not asking for a promise, I'm not asking you to stay - just let the porch light find you when the dark gets in the way.

Verse 2

The kettle's been on the stove top since the day you went to town. The chair by the window's still turned the way you like it down.

I sweep the step on Sundays. I keep the glass half clean. The house keeps its own quiet - the light keeps what it means.

Chorus

And if you ever find your way back down the long end of this road, the light will be there waiting, the door will be left ajar. I'm not asking for a promise, I'm not asking you to stay - just let the porch light find you when the dark gets in the way.

Bridge

I could turn it off. I could learn the dark. But the bulb's still good, and the night's still hard, and somebody taught me a light left on is a hand held out when the road goes wrong.

Chorus

And if you ever find your way back down the long end of this road, the light will be there waiting, the door will be left ajar. I'm not asking for a promise, I'm not asking you to stay - just let the porch light find you when the dark gets in the way.

Outro

The porch light's been on since Tuesday. Nobody asked it to stay.