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…

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