Intro Night fell early on this broken town Wind through the porch screen making that hollow sound Somewhere a train was leaving slow Like it knew a heart was letting go Verse 1 You said love like it was a promise made of stone But stones can crack when the weather turns cold We built our house on whispered dreams Now the walls don’t know what love means Your shadow still sits in that wooden chair Your laughter lingers in the southern air But every memory fades somehow Like rain on a rusted plow Chorus Love came walking through my door Boots all muddy from the storm Said forever, then changed the plan Left me holding empty hands Now the wind blows through the trees Carrying what used to be And the road don’t care who falls Dust where your love was Verse 2 We danced slow under a yellow porch light Two lost souls in a quiet night You held my hand like you’d never leave But promises bend like willow trees I still hear your voice in the radio hum Still taste the coffee when morning comes But every mile the river flows Carries what nobody knows Bridge Maybe love ain’t meant to stay Maybe hearts just drift away Like lanterns floating down the stream Burning bright then disappearing Final Chorus Love came knocking like a song Stayed just long enough to go wrong Left its echo in these halls Like a ghost behind the walls Now the night wind softly calls Through the barn and broken stalls And the truth the silence shows Dust where your love was
