[VERSE 1] We spent the night out on your porch The cool spring air and the string lights A quiet presence by my side Like she already knew the night We talked so long we lost the time Just voices drifting through the dark No movie, no distractions there Just you and me and that open air [PRE-CHORUS 1] And when we finally stood to go The moment moved too slow [CHORUS 1] And after the porch went dark I walked away with a burning heart All of the lines we never crossed Live in the steps I took and the ones I lost If I’d turned back through that open door Would we be less or something more? Now every empty street I walk Feels like that night after the porch went dark [VERSE 2] That little hall before the beds Held the last words that we said No light on, just a fading glow And a silence neither of us broke I almost turned, I almost stayed Almost let the moment change But sometimes close is all we get And still it stays with me yet [PRE-CHORUS 2] Keys in my hand, your voice so near Then it all just disappeared [CHORUS 2] And after the porch went dark I walked away with a burning heart All of the lines we never crossed Live in the steps I took and the ones I lost If I’d leaned in when the night stood still Would the quiet bend to our will? Now every corner, every park Feels like that night after the porch went dark [BRIDGE] Somewhere there’s a version of that night Where I don’t hold back, where I get it right Where I don’t let the moment slip away And don’t turn soft words into “maybe” But I stood there, and I let it go Still feeling more than I could show Now I trace it back in every spark From the porch light through the dark [SOLO] [BREAKDOWN] No rain fell, just that evening heat My little peace beside me, in the cool spring air One small hall, one last goodbye And a thousand things I didn’t try [FINAL CHORUS] ‘Cause after the porch went dark I’ve been stuck inside that spark All of the lines we never crossed Became the gravity I can’t shake off If there’s a next time and the night leans in I won’t let it fade like it did back then I’ll follow every trembling part Past the doorway, straight into your heart [OUTRO] When the lights stayed warm... I still hear your voice in the air...
