Porch-Light July
[Verse 1]
I still see the porch light glowin’
On a summer night in July
Bare feet runnin’ through the screen door
With the whole world in our eyes
We were kings of the cracked sidewalk
And queens of the front yard swing
Now the years sit heavy on my shoulders
But I still hear that old screen ring
[Chorus]
I’m holdin’ on to the little things
When the big world feels too wide
A faded laugh, a stubborn dream
And the kid I keep inside
If I lose my way in the dark sometimes
I just turn back toward that flame
’Cause I’m still built from those memory lines
And I still answer to my name
[Verse 2]
Now I’m driving past the same church steeple
Past the corner store and the park
Where I learned how to lose my balance
And how to carry hurt in my heart
Some nights I talk to my old self
Like he’s sitting in the passenger seat
He says, “Don’t forget where you came from”
And I say, “I’m trying to keep”
[Chorus]
I’m holdin’ on to the little things
When the big world feels too wide
A faded laugh, a stubborn dream
And the kid I keep inside
If I lose my way in the dark sometimes
I just turn back toward that flame
’Cause I’m still built from those memory lines
And I still answer to my name
[Bridge]
I’ve been bruised, I’ve been broken
I’ve been scared to stand and fight
But there’s strength in every scar I’ve earned
And a soft place in my life
For the hand-me-down, half-forgotten
Half-healed pieces of the past
They don’t make me go back forever
They just help me understand what lasts
[Chorus]
I’m holdin’ on to the little things
When the big world feels too wide
A faded laugh, a stubborn dream
And the kid I keep inside
If I lose my way in the dark sometimes
I just turn back toward that flame
’Cause I’m still built from those memory lines
And I still answer to my name
