[Verse 1] I carved your name in the gourd By the screen door, wet with rain Three knocks came from the hallway But I was alone again Your coat hung on the chair back Still damp from who knows where I laughed when the floorboards answered Then I heard you breathing there [Pre-Chorus] Come a little closer Hide your face in my hand If you’re here to scare me Baby, I already understand [Chorus] Don’t leave the porch light on Don’t leave the porch light on I like my monsters near I like my monsters near Don’t leave the porch light on Don’t leave the porch light on If you came for my heart Take it slow, my dear [Verse 2] Black cats on the fence line Tail up like a bent-out crown The moon kept a hard stare When the power went down I found your note in the sugar jar Three words, pressed and small Meet me where the grave vines climb Past the broken garden wall [Pre-Chorus] Come a little closer Let the quiet unwind If you’re here to haunt me You can stay inside my mind [Chorus] Don’t leave the porch light on Don’t leave the porch light on I like my monsters near I like my monsters near Don’t leave the porch light on Don’t leave the porch light on If you came for my heart Take it slow, my dear [Bridge] The mirror learned my face tonight And gave me yours in return A velvet scratch on the windowpane Like a match that wants to burn So if you’re only shadows Then shade me till I’m gone Wrap your cold around my silence And keep the porch light on [Final Chorus] Don’t leave the porch light on Don’t leave the porch light on I like my monsters near I like my monsters near Don’t leave the porch light on Don’t leave the porch light on If you came for my heart Take it slow, my dear
