[Chorus]
Keep the porch light burning when the road gets long
Let that little drum in your chest keep time
Rain can talk big on a tin-roof song
But morning still signs its name on the pine

Hold on close when the night gets loud
Roots run deep where the hard winds blow
If your heart’s got a song underneath that sound
There’s more good road than the dark can know

[Verse 1]
Some days show up wearing muddy boots
Dragging hard news through the kitchen door
You try to stand tall with tired old roots
Like an oak that’s been asked to bend once more

But love has a way of mending fence
With rusty nails and stubborn hands
Faith ain’t always making sense
Sometimes it’s just where courage stands

You ain’t weak when the weight gets mean
You ain’t lost when the map turns wrong
Even wildflowers split concrete seams
Just to prove soft things grow strong

So let the hard day run its mouth
Let the gray clouds crowd the blue
There’s a little fire that won’t go out
And it’s been saving a seat for you

[Chorus]
Keep the porch light burning when the road gets long
Let that little drum in your chest keep time
Rain can talk big on a tin-roof song
But morning still signs its name on the pine

Hold on close when the night gets loud
Roots run deep where the hard winds blow
If your heart’s got a song underneath that sound
There’s more good road than the dark can know

[Verse 2]
This one’s for the quiet fighters
With a soft smile and a heavy load
For the hands that hold on tighter
When the wheels come off the road

For the names we carry gently
For the prayers we never say out loud
For the ones who gave us plenty
Even standing in a worn-out crowd

You don’t need wings to rise up higher
You don’t need thunder to be brave
Sometimes hope is a candle fire
Leaning hard but not afraid

So take this song like a hand to hold
Let it walk beside your pain
Every scar is proof you’re gold
That learned to shine through rain

[Bridge]
When the night gets heavy
Let the good love answer
When the road runs empty
Let the sunrise gather

You’re not what broke you
You’re not what fell
You’re the bell that kept ringing
Through the storm itself

[Final Chorus]
Keep the porch light burning when the road gets long
Let that little drum in your chest keep time
Rain can talk big on a tin-roof song
But morning still signs its name on the pine

Hold on close when the night gets loud
Roots run deep where the hard winds blow
If your heart’s got a song underneath that sound
There’s more good road than the dark can know

[Outro]
Keep the light on
Keep the love close
The road ain’t done
And neither are those