Flowers On The Porch

[Verse 1]
The screen door slammed
Then the room went thin
Your cup stayed cold
By the sink again
I held that letter
Like a fool holds rain
My heart broke open
And I knew your name
[Pre-Chorus]
I walk that same lane
Past the split rail fence
I keep on pretending
I make some sense
But every old corner
Turns my knees to stone
I'm still half a shadow
Since you been gone
[Chorus]
You received the flowers
(you received the flowers)
I stood in the yard
Like a man on fire
Empty and lost
(empty and lost)
That's where you left me
With this tired desire
Hard to moving on
Hard to moving on
When your name still hangs
On the porch swing rope
[Verse 2]
The radio moans low
Through a stormed-out night
There's a cracked blue mug
In the pale porch light
Your boots by the door
Still know my floor
I tell myself "gone"
Then I want you more
[Pre-Chorus]
I tried to be good
I tried to be tough
But a broke-down heart
Still needs enough
And every old memory
Comes back like a train
Too long, too heavy
Too full of pain
[Chorus]
You received the flowers
(you received the flowers)
I stood in the yard
Like a man on fire
Empty and lost
(empty and lost)
That's where you left me
With this tired desire
Hard to moving on
Hard to moving on
When your name still hangs
On the porch swing rope
[Bridge]
If I could trade
This ache in my chest
I would burn your picture
And give you rest
But I miss you most
When the night gets cold
And the moon makes silver
On the fencepost old
[Final Chorus]
You received the flowers
(you received the flowers)
I stood in the yard
Like a man on fire
Empty and lost
(empty and lost)
That's where you left me
With this tired desire
Hard to moving on
Hard to moving on
But I still hear you
In the porch screen moan

Country blues with a slow swung train-beat, thumbpicked acoustic guitar, mournful harmonica, upright bass, and brushed snare; verse rides sparse and close, pre-chorus lifts with pedal steel sighs, chorus opens with gang vocal echoes on the hook, bridge drops to voice and guitar then returns with fuller band. Lead vocal is raspy and intimate, with double-tracked chorus lines, small delay throws, and occasional harmonica fills. Dusty, warm, front-porch mix., country blues, soul