[Verse 1] Mama sold the truck in the spring of '09 Kept his coffee cup right there beside the sink Daddy left on Tuesday with a promise and a wave Said, "Leave the light on, son, I'll be home by Saturday" [Pre-Chorus] Saturday turned into a year A year turned into a face I can't quite hear [Chorus] So I keep the porch light on For a man who's already gone Moths and memories circle till the dawn Folks say, "Boy, let it go" But what do they know It's the only way I've ever learned to hold on I keep the porch light on [Verse 2] Twenty years of bulbs I've changed in the dark Got a little girl now, she's got my eyes, my heart She asks me, "Daddy, why's it burning every night?" I say, "Baby, that's just how we say you're not lost tonight" [Pre-Chorus] Saturday turned into a lifetime But I found a reason to keep it shining [Chorus] So I keep the porch light on For a man who's already gone Moths and memories circle till the dawn Folks say, "Boy, let it go" But what do they know It's the only way I've ever learned to hold on I keep the porch light on [Bridge] Maybe he's never walking up this road But somebody out there's got a long way home And if the light is all I've got to give Then it's enough, it's enough to live [Final Chorus] So I keep the porch light on Not for a man who's already gone For every lost soul walking home alone Come on in, you're not that far Look for the glow, here we are I keep the porch light on
