The Porch Light

Intro

Mm

Mm-hmm

Verse 1

That little flicker when you laughed

The way you hummed when you drove

Two dented cups on the diner counter

And the diner sign that never fully glowed

You kept a bag of quarters by the door

For the jukebox down on Main

You always said our song came first

Before they fed the change

Pre-Chorus

Now I trace the grain of that old oak bar

Where you'd trace the ring around my hand

It's been years since that highway curve

But the corner booth still stands

Chorus

So I'll carry you in the chords of every old song

In the way the rain puts a shine on the street

You're not here to walk these halls

But you're waking up with me

Waking up with me

Verse 2

It was late when the phone split the dark

A voice I nearly didn't know

It said your name and then it went quiet

And that quiet was a blow that took me low

I kept the porch light burning on through spring

I kept your coat right on the hook

The whole house learned the sound of nothing

And never learned to look

Pre-Chorus

Now the rain taps on the selfsame glass

Where you'd press your face at nine

I still leave the second light on

In case your ghost should find

Chorus

So I'll carry you in the chords of every old song

In the way the rain puts a shine on the street

You're not here to walk these halls

But you're waking up with me

Waking up with me

Bridge

Last time I saw you

You had coffee on your sleeve

You kissed my cheek and said

I'll see you in your dreams

I called your name into the headlights

But the answer never came

Just the sound of my own breathing

And the rain that held your name

Guitar Solo

Final Chorus

So I'll carry you in the chords of every old song

In the way the rain puts a shine on the street

You're not here to walk these halls

But you're waking up with me (waking up with me)

You're waking up with me (waking up with me)

Every morning

Every morning

Waking up with me

Guitar Outro

Oh

Oh-oh