[Verse 1]
There's a beer gone warm on the windowsill
Your boots ain't here, but I swear they still
Leave little ghosts across this floor
Every time I hear that screen door
Your name's still carved in the kitchen table
I tried to cover it, but I ain't able
Funny how a house can feel this cold
When the only thing missing is the one you love
[Chorus]
So I leave the porch light on
Like you might come back home
Like your truck might pull in
And I won't be alone
I know better, God knows I do
But heartbreak makes a fool out of you
So I'll sit here all night long
With a broken heart
And the porch light on
[Verse 2]
I took your picture off the wall
Put it in a drawer, then missed it all
Pulled it back out just to see your face
Guess some things time just can't erase
The radio played our favorite song
I changed the station, but it still felt wrong
Every damn road in this little town
Got a memory that won't let me down
[Chorus]
So I leave the porch light on
Like you might come back home
Like your truck might pull in
And I won't be alone
I know better, God knows I do
But heartbreak makes a fool out of you
So I'll sit here all night long
With a broken heart
And the porch light on
[Bridge — whispered]
They say moving on means letting go...
But what if letting go
Is the only thing I got left of you?
[Final Chorus]
So I'll leave the porch light on
Even though you're never coming home
I'll keep talking to the silence
Like it answers through the phone
And maybe one day I'll turn it off
When I finally learn what goodbye costs
But tonight I'll love you
Like I never got the chance to stop
With a broken heart...
And the porch light on
[Outro]
Morning's coming...
And you're still gone.
(soft acoustic guitar, tape hiss, distant thunder)