Forever on the Front Porch

Verse

I’ve been counting all the hours like the cracks along the floor,

Every second that you’re gone just makes me miss you even more.

Coffee’s getting cold again, the sunrise comes and goes,

And I’m still sitting in the quiet with a heart that only knows

How to wait for you.

Verse

Neighbors wave as they pass by, they think I’m doing fine,

But they don’t see the way your shadow lingers in my mind.

I replay the last “I love you” like a record with a scratch,

Hoping someday soon the moment and your footsteps finally match

When you walk back through.

Pre-chorus

I’ve tried to fill the silence, but it echoes like a drum,

Every beat reminding me you’re still the only one.

Chorus

So I’ll wait here, forever on the front porch,

Light on, heart open like a half-written song.

I’ll wait here, even if the years change me,

Even if the nights feel painfully long.

If time is the price of loving you,

Then time is what I’ll give.

I’ll wait here, forever on the front porch—

As long as it takes for you to live where I live.

Verse

Seasons keep on turning, but my hope won’t blow away,

I’ve learned that love is stubborn when it knows it wants to stay.

I talk to you in whispers like you’re standing at the door,

And maybe that’s just madness, but I’ve been mad before

For someone like you.

Bridge

Maybe you’re out chasing dreams, maybe you’re just lost,

Maybe you’re afraid of what forever really costs.

But if you ever need a place where your tired heart can land,

You’ll find me right here waiting with an open, steady hand.

Chorus

So I’ll wait here, forever on the front porch,

Light on, heart open like a half-written song.

I’ll wait here, even if the years change me,

Even if the nights feel painfully long.

If time is the price of loving you,

Then time is what I’ll give.

I’ll wait here, forever on the front porch—

As long as it takes for you to live where I live.

Outro

And if forever turns to never,

I’ll still be glad I tried.

Some loves are worth the waiting,

Even if they never arrive.

So I’ll sit here with the sunrise,

Let the world keep moving on…

Still waiting for someone

Who’s been gone too long.