[Verse 1] They'll move a little slower Down that front porch wooden stair They’ll ask the same old stories Like they’ve never been right there You'll see a little child Behind their weathered eyes That once drove you to practice And wiped your tears at night The map that's in their mind Will fade along the edge The highways of their memory Turn to narrow country threads And what was easy yesterday Might need a steady hand again Like crossing simple rooms Or finding where the day began [Pre-Chorus] Don't call it a burden Don't let the moment pass The days you think are ordinary Are the ones that never last [Chorus] Debt of love It brought you this far From backseat lullabies To your first broken heart Debt of love You’re the reason they prayed Now it’s your turn To be the shelter and the shade Call them more Visit more Speak so soft They can hear you from the door Debt of love Pay it back now (while you know how) [Verse 2] One day you'll call them From that same old hometown road Sun setting in the rearview Spilling fire on the chrome They'll ask you what you told them Like it’s news from long ago The hands that packed your suitcase Will reach for what they know The hands that tied your shoes May need yours in return The ones who held your secrets Will watch the pages turn [Pre-Chorus] Don't call it a burden Don't turn away your heart It's love coming back around Right back to the start [Chorus] Debt of love Written in time In every bedtime story Every dollar, every dime Debt of love On your heart like a song You’re the answer now When their nights feel long Call them more Visit more Speak so soft They can hear you from the door Debt of love Pay it back now (while you know how) [Bridge] One day the phone will be still And you'll crave one more ring You’ll stare at that old table Where their coffee used to steam You'll wish you'd stayed there talking On those quiet kitchen nights You’ll wish you’d said "I love you" In the softest porch light So hold them while you can In that worn-out easy chair Let your shoulder be the place Where they lay down every care Say the words today Don’t wait for some day soon Let your love be gentle In every single room [Final Chorus] Debt of love From cradle to gray Every mile they carried you Now you carry them the same Debt of love Let it echo and rise Like a Sunday choir Under wide open skies Call them more Visit more Speak so soft They can hear you from the door Debt of love Pay it back now (while you know how) Debt of love Hold on somehow Debt of love Pay it back now
