Front Porch Still Remembers

Verse 1
There’s a gravel road runs past that old white church
Where mama sang in Sunday shoes and daddy worked
Got a pinewood cross out back beneath the trees
And a patch of red clay still remembers me

Screen door creaks like it’s callin’ out my name
That swing still sways though nothin’s been the same
There’s a Bible on the table, worn and torn
And a picture of us laughin’ before the storm

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Chorus
And that front porch still remembers every prayer we prayed
Every tear mama cried when daddy slipped away
That old house holds echoes I can’t outrun
Of who we were before the damage done
Yeah the past don’t fade, it just lingers on
Like a sad old country song at dawn
And no matter how far these wheels may roam
That front porch still remembers home

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Verse 2
Daddy smelled like smoke and gasoline
Worked two jobs just to chase a dream
Hands so rough but his heart was gold
Said “Son, this land’s worth more than what you’re told”

Mama cried in the kitchen late at night
Thought we didn’t hear but the walls were thin and tight
Bills piled up like the weight on his chest
He wore that worry like a Sunday best

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Chorus
And that front porch still remembers every prayer we prayed
Every tear mama cried when daddy slipped away
That old house holds echoes I can’t outrun
Of who we were before the damage done
Yeah the past don’t fade, it just lingers on
Like a sad old country song at dawn
And no matter how far these wheels may roam
That front porch still remembers home

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Bridge
I left that town with a tank full of regret
Swore I wouldn’t be like him, ain’t lived that down yet
Now I see his shadow every time I stand
Just a broken boy tryin’ to be a better man

And I drive back slow past the county line
Every mile feels like I’m losin’ time
Pull in that drive, engine hummin’ low
And I swear I hear him say, “Son, welcome home”

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Breakdown (soft / stripped)
There’s dust in the air and silence in the hall
And I still hear mama when I close my eyes at all
If love was enough, they’d still be here today
But sometimes even faith can’t make it stay

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Final Chorus (bigger, emotional)
Yeah that front porch still remembers every prayer we prayed
Every tear mama cried when daddy slipped away
That old house holds pieces of my soul
Every crack in the wood, every story told
Yeah the past don’t fade, it just lingers on
Like a last goodbye you can’t move on from
And no matter how far these wheels may roam
That front porch still remembers…
Yeah that front porch still remembers…
Home

Slow southern country ballad, steel guitar, acoustic, emotional storytelling, Luke Combs meets classic 90s country, male