On this Rocky Hill

[Verse] She packed her bag in anger one hot summers night, the stars were burning like her eyes that night so bright, She had a rebel heart with no regrets, she just walked down that dirt driveway to vanish out of sight. Daddy stood there in the doorway, tears in his eyes he didn’t let show, Mama whispered, “dont worry She will come back as soon as she calms down, shes 17 with no where else to go” [Chorus] Now the porch light’s on looking dim and under the moon the fields are lying so still, The echoes of her childhood laughter linger up on this rocky hill. She left such a good and loving home, traded it for her love for the roam, Now that she has settled that restless heart of hers, the guilt starts weighing heavy as she makes her way back down the road to home. [Verse 2] She roamed through the cities, chased down all her dreams, she even found true love along the way, She Built a life that she thought her daddy would be proud of, though her roots had began to fray. Years had passed by like fleeting shadows, the seasons came and they went, But the road back home made her feel so heavy hearted, with the pride that she had already spent. [Chorus] Now the porch light’s on looking dim and under the moon the fields are lying so still, The echoes of her childhood laughter linger up on this rocky hill. She left such a good and loving home, traded it for her love for the roam, Now that she has settled that restless heart of hers, the guilt starts weighing heavy as she makes her way back down the road to home. [Verse 3] She pulled up in the gravel drive, the house had gotten so old and worn, The oak tree by the front yard still had her old wooden swing in it stood as weathered as she felt the morn. Mama met her at the doorway, with a true sadness in her face, Said, “Your daddy waited so long for you, but time don’t ever slow its pace.” mama said, "He always loved you and he forgave you, my child, Every tear that life has you cry, please know you made him still stand there proud of you and smile." [Bridge] She fell down to her knees that night, the stars were burning low, The rebel girl who ran away now had nowhere else she wanted to go. A family of her own she’d built, but still she’d come to see, The man that she left was gone too soon, and now her love was traded with a guilty feeling that's this is the kind of woman she would always be. [Last Chorus] Now the porch light’s on looking dim and under the moon the fields are lying so still, The echoes of her childhood laughter linger up on this rocky hill. She left such a good and loving home, traded it for her love for the roam, Now that she has settled that restless heart of hers, the guilt starts weighing heavy as she makes her way back down the road to home. Oh the tears as she makes it on the road back home She knows now she should have never left to roam Oh the love she had felt at her daddy's home