[Verse 1] Granddaddy's porch had a splintered step Screen door sang when the summer came in Mama shelled peas in a metal pan And the whole yard smelled like rain on tin Old hound slept by the mailbox post Sunday shoes by the kitchen sink We had a radio full of saints and steel And a lot more heart than we had to think [Pre-Chorus] And I can still hear That long slow prayer When the whole house breathed Like it knew You were there [Chorus] Them good old days (Them good old days) Still live in my bones (Still live in my bones) Them good old days (Them good old days) They never left home They never left home [Verse 2] Daddy sang low with a cracked-up grin While the storm got loud on the barn roof Kids ran wild through the tall back grass And the moon hung round like a silver truth Jar of peaches on the counter there Cold well water in a mason cup Every little thing was plain and hard But it was enough, Lord, it was enough [Pre-Chorus] And I can still hear That choir on a hill If I close my eyes I can taste it still [Chorus] Them good old days (Them good old days) Still live in my bones (Still live in my bones) Them good old days (Them good old days) They never left home They never left home [Bridge] Now the fields are fenced And the porch is gone But the same blue sky Keeps calling me on So I bow my head At the end of the night For the ones I loved And the hard-earned light [Final Chorus] Them good old days (Them good old days) Still live in my bones (Still live in my bones) Them good old days (Them good old days) They never left home They never left home Them good old days (Them good old days) I can hear them now (I can hear them now) Them good old days (Them good old days) Ain't lost, ain't gone Ain't lost, ain't gone
