[Verse 1] I roamed through valleys, climbed every hill, Chased the stars till the nights stood still. A restless heart, a wayward flame, I thought the road would carve my name. But every sunset whispered low, "Boy, it's time to let it go." [Chorus] I came back to the porch where I learned to dream, The oak tree’s taller, but it ain't what it seems. Faces I loved don’t look the same, They wear new smiles, forget my name. I knocked on the door I was longing for, But home ain't home no more. [Verse 2] The barn leans heavy, the paint’s all cracked, The swing's still there, but the laughter lacks. Mama’s quilt hangs faded on the line, It feels like ghosts are biding time. The dog I knew don’t wag his tail, Even the wind tells a colder tale. [Prechorus] I thought I'd find my peace at last, But the present can't rewrite the past. [Chorus] I came back to the porch where I learned to dream, The oak tree’s taller, but it ain't what it seems. Faces I loved don’t look the same, They wear new smiles, forget my name. I knocked on the door I was longing for, But home ain't home no more. [Bridge] I searched the world for a place to stay, But what I lost, I gave away. The miles I walked, the years I spent, Can’t mend the ties that came and went. [Final Chorus] I stood on the porch where dreams used to grow, But time moved on, and I didn’t know. The walls still stand, but the soul is gone, A place is just a place when hearts move on. I whispered goodbye to what came before — ‘Cause home ain’t home no more.
