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Lyrics
[Intro]
Mm, yeah
Leave it on
[Verse 1]
I been takin’ the long way home
Down that county road I swore I’d leave alone
Slow my truck by your mailbox, tell myself I won’t stop
Radio low, my heart in my throat
Seen your shadow move behind the screen
Wonder if you ever think of me
Half a year of actin’ like it’s fine
Half a mile from changin’ my mind
[Pre-Chorus]
I ain’t never been the first to break
Pride’s a heavy thing to have to carry all the way
But if you’re up tonight, if you feel it too
[Chorus]
Leave the porch light on
I’ll know you want me home
Don’t gotta say a word
Don’t gotta pick up the phone
If it’s still burnin’ when I come around
I’ll pull in and I’ll turn this whole thing around
Girl, just leave the porch light on
[Verse 2]
I been sittin’ on the front step steps all night
Countin’ every pair of passin’ headlights
Told my friends I’m over you, told my mama that’s the truth
Funny how a lie gets easier with use
I could text, but I know how that goes
You’d read it slow and leave it on “Delivered” so
I just flip that switch and hope you see
Somethin’ small that says I’m still waitin’ for you
[Pre-Chorus]
I ain’t never been the first to bend
Too scared you’d let me love you and then leave again
But if you’re drivin’ by, if you feel it too
[Chorus]
I’ll leave the porch light on
(Then I’ll know you want me home)
Don’t gotta say a word
(Don’t gotta pick up the phone)
If it’s still burnin’ when you come around
(I’ll pull in and I’ll turn this whole thing around)
Boy, I’ll leave the porch light on
[Bridge]
Is that you slowin’ down?
Is that you standin’ there?
I’ve been prayin’ that you’d see it
I’ve been hopin’ that you’d care
We can’t keep pretendin’
We both know what we want
So come on up these steps
Before it’s gone
[Final Chorus]
Leave the porch light on
I’m finally comin’ home
Don’t need another word
Throw away the phone
It was burnin’ when I came around
So I pulled in, and we turned this whole thing around
Baby, leave the porch light on
[Outro]
Leave the porch light on
Leave the porch light on
Now I’m home