Front Porch Summer

July came in through a half-cracked door Dust on your shoes from

the old feed store You laughed when the screen door caught your

sleeve I still see that grin like a film in me We

were sixteen with a Friday sky

Your name hit my chest like a spark gone bright We drove

past the water tower,

windows down Whole town felt small when you were around

Every mile made the night lean close Every word felt bigger than

we both knew When your hand found mine by the dashboard glow

I knew my whole life had just turned new You were my

first long ride, first late light First name written in the fog

on the passenger side First heart race,

first all-night

talking till the sun First girl that made this little town feel

young

You were my front porch stars,

my rolled-down summer air My laugh in the dark with your fingers

in my hair If love had a hometown,

baby, it starts right there

With you, with you,

my first love there

We learned every backroad line by line Had a red clay moon

and too much time Talked about leaving on a football night Then

kissed by the river under yellow light You stole my cap and

I stole your song

Both of us sure we could never go wrong

We made small days feel like movie scenes Just two kids living

on gasoline dreams Every mile made the night lean close Every plan

felt easy in your eyes When you said my name in that

gravel road hush It sounded like a truth I could ride You

were my first long ride,

first late light First name written in the fog on the passenger

side First heart race,

first all-night

talking till the sun First girl that made this little town feel

young

You were my front porch stars,

my rolled-down summer air My laugh in the dark with your fingers

in my hair If love had a hometown,

baby, it starts right there

With you, with you,

my first love there

Now that porch swing's older,

paint's worn thin But I can still hear your laugh in the

wind Some loves keep growing,

some just stay gold Yours is the story my heart still holds

You were my first long ride,

first late light First name written in the fog on the passenger

side First heart race,

first all-night talking

till the sun First girl that made this little town feel young

You were my front porch stars,

my rolled-down summer air My

laugh in the dark with your fingers in my hair If love

had a hometown, baby,

it starts right there With you,

with you, my first love there

Still do, still do,

when the summer comes through

First love there

Mm, first love there