[Verse 1] There’s a truck still parked out in the drive Same dent from back in ’95 Screen door swings in the evening breeze Just like it did when you’d call for me You never talked about big dreams Just fixed what broke, kept everything clean I was wild as the summer wind You just smiled, let me roll on in [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Baby girl, the world’s wide.” But you were always by that porch light. [Chorus] You always left that front porch light on Even when I said I’d be gone I chased neon nights, highway lines You were steady as those old live oak trees You never tried to hold me tight Just made sure I knew wrong from right No matter how far I roam There’s a light that leads me home [Verse 2] Backstage calls from a payphone line Static voice sayin’, “You sound just fine.” Never asked when I’d come back down Just said, “Sing loud. Make us proud.” Every mile stretched thin and long But I heard you in every song Every chord my fingers found Carried roots beneath the sound [Pre-Chorus] You said, “Baby girl, the world’s wide.” But you were always by that porch light. [Chorus] You always left that front porch light on Even when I swore I’d be gone I chased neon nights, city lights You were steady as those old live oak trees You never clipped these wings of mine Just trusted I’d come back in time No matter how far I roam There’s a light that leads me home [Bridge] I see your hands in these calloused strings I see more silver in your hair these days You never needed spotlight shine Daddy, you built a place that still feels mine [Final Chorus] You always left that front porch light on Even when I swore I’d be gone I chased neon nights, endless skies But you were my true north light You didn’t try to change my road Just let me carry what you showed No matter how far I roam There’s a light that leads me home [Outro] Truck still parked out in the drive… Light still burning outside…
