[Verse 1]
Mug on the rail
Steam in the pale blue air
You laugh in your sweater sleeves
Wind tugs at your hair
Screen door leans
Paint cracked
Hanging tight
You say
"This house is nothing much"
I say
"It’s my favorite sight"
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You’re my warm porch light
Glowing on a cold night
Little gold circle in a big dark sky
Every time I’m lost
You’re the reason why
I turn back home
I turn back home
[Verse 2]
Old chain swing
Creaks on the same low note
Your feet brushing dust and leaves
My name on your throat
Mailbox dents
From kids and heavy snow
You trace the letters where it’s rusted through
Say
"We’ve got miles to go"
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Let the town fade out
Just the crickets and the floorboards now
[soft stomps
Handclaps enter]
Every shadow on these walls
Knows the way we fall
Then somehow
[Chorus]