Kindness Lingered in the Air

Verse 1

Long Kentucky road

Wide open, green fields around

A stranger with nowhere to go

Porch lights blazing, sun going down

Children calling, laughter drifting

Old rocking chairs swing slow

Waving at everyone passing

Hello, come up and say hello

Built fences with bare weathered hands

Simple hearts, not much to spend

Neighbors gathering, dinner plates full

Made the best of what they had then

Friendly faces, never turning away

One word, they’d set you a chair

Sit down, we’re blessed, we’re together

Kindness lingered in the air

Chorus

I miss those days, that way of living

Open doors, arms always giving

Streets so silent now, can’t pretend I don’t know

Why'd it change, why'd it all have to go

Post-Chorus

I miss it, I miss it

Folks waving by the roadside

I miss it, I miss it

Warm hearts I used to find

Verse 2

City lights, hard faces, hard truths

Nobody knows your name

Walk fast, glance away, keep moving

Every word spoken sounds the same

If you wave, they look at you sideways

Unkind, they stay in their lane

I keep dreaming of sun faded porches

That old southern gentle rain

Where did the neighbors go

Where’d the Sunday supper fade

We used to trade baskets, stories, secrets

Now we’re drifting further away

Quiet streets echo the difference

Wish I could rewind again

Back to that patchwork of welcomes

And everyone was a friend

Chorus

I miss those days, that way of living

Open doors, arms always giving

Streets so silent now, can’t pretend I don’t know

Why'd it change, why'd it all have to go

Post-Chorus

I miss it, I miss it

Folks waving by the roadside

I miss it, I miss it

Warm hearts I used to find

Bridge

Maybe someday, slow down, remember

Maybe someday, gather together

Maybe someday, kindness returns, grows

Three wishes, carried down these roads

Chorus

I miss those days, that way of living

Open doors, arms always giving

Streets so silent now, can’t pretend I don’t know

Why'd it change, why'd it all have to go

Post-Chorus

I miss it, I miss it

Folks waving by the roadside

I miss it, I miss it

Warm hearts I used to find

Outro

Kentucky, wide open sky

I wish I could say hello one more time