Porchlight Sunday

I packed my bags at twenty-one

Said, "Mama, don't you cry,

I'll be back before too long"

I chased the gold,

I chased the fame

But fifteen years went by,

and I forgot from where I came (mmm)

And the years they steal

the light

Leaving shadows in

the night

But I finally came home on Sunday To the porch that stayed

the same

Yeah, I finally came home on Sunday

Calling out your name

I pulled into the gravel drive

Scared of what I'd find,

just hoping you were still alive

The rocking chair was painted green

Just like the day I left,

untouched by all the years between

(oh, the years between) And then the screen door opened wide You

looked at me, you didn't chide

You just reached out your trembling hand And held your boy,

now a grown man

(forgiven at last)

And

I finally came home on Sunday To the porch that stayed the

same

Yeah, I finally came home on Sunday And you washed away

my shame

We're sitting on the porch tonight

Underneath the fading light Safe at home

(mmm, safe at home)