Lyrics

Mama said love don’t come with a map,
It’ll take you down roads that don’t lead back.
I gave you my heart like a midnight prayer,
But you packed your bags like I wasn’t there.

Now every night, I drive these streets,
Hoping fate might let us meet.
Your shadow dances in my mind,
And I keep holdin’ on to time...

The back porch light is still on, darlin’,
Like a beacon through the storm I’m callin’.
If you find your way through the mess we made,
That light will guide you back someday.
I ain’t locked the door, or thrown away the key—
The back porch light’s still burnin’ for you and me.

Your perfume lingers in the hall,
A ghost of love that still stands tall.
I talk to the walls, I pray out loud,
Tryin’ to see past this hurtin’ cloud.

They say a man should move along,
But how do you let go of what feels so wrong?
So I leave that bulb on every night,
Like it might bring you back in the morning light.

The back porch light is still on, darlin’,
Like a flame through the dark, unguarded.
If you’re tired of runnin’ from yesterday,
That glow will show you the way.
I ain’t changed the lock, or thrown away the key—
The back porch light’s still burnin’ for you and me.

I heard you’re livin’ out in Tennessee,
With a job and a man, but you ain’t free.
If you ever remember the love we had,
You’ll know where home is—right out back.

The back porch light is still on, darlin’,
Just like my heart—unchanged, unguarded.
If the world leaves you feelin’ torn,
I’ll be waitin’ where the love was born.
No, I ain’t givin’ up, and I ain’t gonna leave—
That back porch light’s still burnin’...
For you and me.