[Verse 1] Mama’s spoon left a dent in the jelly jar lid Sun on the screen door, the whole front porch grinned I folded my hands in my lap like a fence-post kid And watched one blackbird pull a worm from the red dirt again Your truck rolled by slow, dust on the hood You waved with two fingers like you understood I kept my face still, but my chest went wild Like a jar full of fireflies held by a child [Pre-Chorus] And I didn’t say much, just leaned on the rail But my heart kicked hard like a bucket on a well [Chorus] It was a small, small thing Just a porch light in August A screen door sigh And the way you said my name But it cracked me wide In that warm, slow moment A little bit of nothing Turned into everything It was a small, small thing [Verse 2] Grandma’s quilt in the rocker, faded blue squares A peach in my palm, the juice on my hair You sat on the step with your boots unlace-d And laughed at the dog when he stole your shoe lace The evening kept breathing through the pecan trees Your sleeve brushed mine like a prayer in the breeze I looked at the yard, at the hose by the gate But I knew by my hands I was already late [Pre-Chorus] For staying so cool, for acting so tough When one little glance was already enough [Chorus] It was a small, small thing Just a porch light in August A screen door sigh And the way you said my name But it cracked me wide In that warm, slow moment A little bit of nothing Turned into everything It was a small, small thing [Bridge] Now the house is quiet, paint peeling thin The porch swing groans where it always has been I still see that dusk in the clapboard grain How a tiny soft touch can outlast the rain And I learned real good what a heart can hold From a jar of sweet tea and a hand going cold Funny how the biggest thing I ever knew Fit in one long look when I looked at you [Chorus] It was a small, small thing Just a porch light in August A screen door sigh And the way you said my name But it cracked me wide In that warm, slow moment A little bit of nothing Turned into everything It was a small, small thing [Outro] A porch light in August A porch light in August It was a small, small thing
