[Verse 1 – soft and steady] The swing still creaks where she used to sit With a book in her hand, or just watchin’ the kids The flowerpots lean toward the evening sun Like they know she’ll be back when the work is done Her apron still hangs on the pantry door And the rug by the bed still touches the floor Where she knelt every night and taught us how To talk to heaven when the world got loud ⸻ [Chorus – warm, sacred, and strong] The porch light stays on, though her voice is gone It shines like the covenants we built life on This house is more than wood and stone It’s where the Spirit finds a home The boys still run, and prayers still rise And angels pass through quiet nights It’s her love, and the Savior’s calm So the porch light stays on ⸻ [Verse 2 – storytelling with testimony] We read the scriptures ‘round the kitchen table Sing “Families Can Be Together Forever” when we’re able Sometimes I find her notes tucked away Little truths she left for darker days There’s a painting of the temple in the front hall With our sealing date written small And I tell the boys, “That’s not the end — That’s when forever really began.” ⸻ [Chorus – fuller, like a family singing together] The porch light stays on, though her chair’s been still But her spirit moves through this house with will This is a house the Lord has blessed With sacred work and quiet rest The boys still laugh, and we still sing We kneel at night and feel her wings It’s her love, and the Savior’s calm So the porch light stays on ⸻ [Bridge – soft, sacred, with string swell] I tell them, “Momma didn’t leave… She just went ahead of me But this light is proof we still believe In everything she taught us to be” ⸻ [Final Chorus – lifted like a family anthem, but tender] The porch light stays on, like the fire inside That leads us home when the world gets wide It shines with grace, it shines with truth It lights the path she left for youth The priesthood’s here, the Spirit speaks Through Monday nights and Sunday weeks And when we’re tired, when hope feels gone… We remember: the porch light stays on ⸻ [Outro – spoken gently, with the piano fading:] “This house is her testimony… and I keep it burning.”

The Porch Light Stays On