[Verse 1] County road dust on the porch-screen fan Your old red chair by the pickup van The grain-bin moon wore a silver ring I packed one shirt and a borrowed string [Pre-Chorus] The water tower marked the edge of town Your kitchen window was the last light down I kept your postcard inside my sleeve A little blue house I refused to leave [Chorus] I’m drifting past the planets, still headed home With your voice in the receiver, I’m not alone Every mile of forever bends back to you Past the fields, past the silence, past the morning dew [Verse 2] The diner sign blinked beside Route Nine Two paper cups and a closing time You drew a rocket on a sugar sack Then laughed and said, “Don’t forget the way back” [Pre-Chorus] Now Saturn turns like a porch swing slow Your name is a signal only I know Through a wash of numbers, thin and far I hear the screen door, I see where you are [Chorus] I’m drifting past the planets, still headed home With your voice in the receiver, I’m not alone Every mile of forever bends back to you Past the fields, past the silence, past the morning dew [Bridge] If the engines sleep and the maps go white I’ll follow the road in the porch-light sky No distant sun can erase The crooked mailbox, the familiar place [Final Chorus] I’m drifting past the planets, still headed home Your little town is brighter than the unknown Every orbit I travel comes back into view Past the fields, past the silence, back home to you [Outro] The water tower fades beneath the blue The radio clears, and I’m coming through
