Leave the Porch Light On Lyrics

Do no harm, take no shit

Never gave my mama no lip

& if i did, i knew where i was headed

Raised up right, knew how to pray

Worked all night & all day

& you got your turn, when she finished talkin

Daddy was never home

But it wasn't for the lack of love

& when it mattered most, he was front and center

Oh he was always on the road

Just a call away

& when he picked up, this is what he said

"Hold the fort down, i'll be back next week

The devil in this highway is just killin me

He knows my name, he's got me by the tail

He just wants to see me fail

But i'm comin home

Leave the porch light on"

Trust no one and if you do

You'll be the scum on the bottom of their shoe

Wrapped around their finger til you're six feet under

Stay in ur layne, youll make it on time

Trust in him, & you'll be just fine

Always runnin 90 like it's in my veins

Sister calls me once a week

I thank the lord we even speak

Sometimes i miss her so damn much

& every time she calls me up, i say

"Hold the fort down, i'll be back next week

The devil in this highway is just killin me

He knows my name, he's got me by the tail

He just wants to see me fail

But i'm comin home

Leave the porch light on"

Now i understand why they say i'm like my daddy

I think the road is my home

No one understands why i want this life so badly

Been this way since i was eight years old

Hold the fort down, i'll be back next week

Those big lights on that stage, they're just callin me

I've got the name, i'm tough as nails

I just can't let you see me fail

But i'm comin home

Leave the porch light on