[Verse 1] Eighteen years of phantom limbs Reaching for a hand that's gone Wore the green until it faded Like a prayer I won't move on They ripped the banners from the walls Sold the soul and called it smart But you can relocate a franchise And you still can't move a heart [Pre-Chorus] I left the pilot light on Never let the ember die They laughed and called it madness I just called it mine [Chorus] We never locked the door Kept the porch light burning on We never locked the door Eighteen years and still holding strong Can you hear the concrete humming Like it always knew the day would come We never locked the door Welcome home, welcome home [Verse 2] My old man died in November Ticket stubs still in his coat My daughter asked me why I'm crying At a game she's never known I said baby this is bigger Than the scoreboard's gonna show Three generations of a sentence That the city finally spoke [Chorus] We never locked the door Kept the porch light burning on We never locked the door Eighteen years and still holding strong Can you hear the concrete humming Like it always knew the day would come We never locked the door Welcome home, welcome home [Bridge] These walls look different now The seats don't know our scars But that roar that's building under Is the sound of healing hearts Forgive us if we're shaking Forgive us if we shout You don't know what faith costs Till you've gone this long without [Final Chorus] WE NEVER LOCKED THE DOOR Kept the porch light burning on WE NEVER LOCKED THE DOOR Eighteen years and we were never gone Every soul that held the line Every prayer that kept the flame WE NEVER LOCKED THE DOOR WELCOME HOME, WELCOME HOME [Outro] [gang vocals] Welcome home Welcome home We never locked the door Welcome home
