[Verse 1]
You leave your blue coat on the kitchen chair
Sun comes through the curtains, catches gold in your hair
Coffee on the counter, your handwriting by the phone
Says, “Don’t forget the garden,” like this house is ours alone
[Pre-Chorus]
I used to chase the miles past every county line
Now every road I take comes back to you and mine
[Chorus]
London, you’re the porch light burning when I’m coming home
The steady in my hands, the place I’ve always known
London, when you say my name, the whole world settles down
I’d trade every silver dollar for your laugh in this little town
London, if forever’s a road, I’ll drive it with you
[Verse 2]
We watched the rain roll over the September field
You wore my old flannel, refused to let me steal it
Your boots by the doorway, mine beside them in a row
Two tired hearts, one dirt road, nowhere else to go
[Pre-Chorus]
And when the years put lines beside your eyes
I’ll learn each one like a map of our lives
[Chorus]
London, you’re the porch light burning when I’m coming home
The steady in my hands, the place I’ve always known
London, when you say my name, the whole world settles down
I’d trade every silver dollar for your laugh in this little town
London, if forever’s a road, I’ll drive it with you
[Bridge]
If the roof needs mending, I’ll climb up in the cold
If the fields turn brown, I’ll still hold what we hold
No grand parade, no perfect sky above
Just your fingers through mine, and enough is more than enough
[Final Chorus]
London, you’re the porch light burning when I’m coming home
The steady in my hands, the place I’ve always known
London, when you say my name, the whole world settles down
I’d trade every silver dollar for your laugh in this little town
London, every road I take leads me back to you
London, if forever’s a road, I’ll drive it with you
[Outro]
You leave your blue coat on the kitchen chair
I see my whole life waiting there