The Porch Light

[Verse] A copper bell outside the screen, A kettle hums, the porch light leans. You'd kick the dust across the boards, With maps of summers still unmoored. The bell would ring, a fragile brass, And time would slow beneath the glass. [Pre-Chorus] I'd count the chimes before you rose, The morning peach, the sleepy rose. The hallway held a careful hush, As wood floors warmed beneath the rush. [Chorus] Oh, ring again, ring again, The summers sewn in gentle thread. Ring again, ring again, The door is open, love is led. The bell still trembles in my hand, A small bright sound across the land. [Verse] A bicycle leaned against the wall, The radio played through the hall. Your shadow stretched across the mat, Before the bell had finished that. We'd pour the tea, we'd slice the bread, The daily hymn, the vows we said. [Pre-Chorus] I'd watch the latch, I'd watch the gate, The porch a ship, the street a strait. The neighbors waved from curtains thin, And every guest was folded in. [Chorus] Oh, ring again, ring again, The summers sewn in gentle thread. Ring again, ring again, The door is open, love is led. The bell still trembles in my hand, A small bright sound across the land. [Instrumental Solo] [Bridge] Now wallpaper fades to softer blues, The key hangs low on quieter news. I wind the spring, I polish brass, I trace the path where shadows pass. If you should come as evenings lean, I'll keep the porch, I'll keep the green. [Chorus] Oh, ring again, ring again, The summers sewn in gentle thread. Ring again, ring again, The door is open, love is led. The bell still trembles in my hand, A small bright sound across the land. [Outro] Ring on, ring on, ring on.