Back Porch Morning

[Verse 1]
Our first kiss on the back porch
Coffee steam and your old blue scrubs
Sun just climbing over Cape Cod
You laughed
Said
“bet you’re gonna miss me”
You smelled like rain and peppermint
Five dogs tangled at our feet
You tossed me that crooked little grin
Said
“more than you know
You’ll see”
[Chorus]
So you really miss me?
More than I know?
‘Cause I’m out here counting mornings
Wishing I was holding you close
Marie
Love forever
Yeah
I still feel that shake
Dreaming ’bout a house on the lake with you
And that big truck in the driveway
[Verse 2]
You pull doubles at the city ward
Call me from the parking lot
Voice so tired
But you still joke
About the mud on your work-clog socks (hey)
I’m here sketching out that little place
White dock where the old boats float
You and me and a screen door slam
And a million “more than you know”s
[Chorus]
So you really miss me?
More than I know?
‘Cause I’m out here counting mornings
Wishing I was holding you close
Marie
Love forever
Yeah
I still feel that shake
Dreaming ’bout a house on the lake with you
And that big truck in the driveway
[Bridge]
Five dogs running in the yard
Your stethoscope tossed on a chair
You climb into my arms
Whisper
“I missed you more
I swear”
[Chorus]
So you really miss me?
More than I know?
Every time I taste that first-light air
I’m back on that porch with your soul
Marie
Love forever
Yeah
My heart’s wide awake
Building us a life on the lake
Just you
And that big truck in the driveway (oh)

Warm country-pop ballad with male vocals, mid-tempo sway. Fingerpicked acoustic guitar and soft kick in the verses; chorus blooms with gentle organ pad, pedal steel swells, and stacked harmonies on the hook. Light brush snare and subtle bass keep it moving, bridge strips back to vocal and guitar before a full, emotional final chorus.