Porch Light

We used to know this town like the back of my hand
Now I drift through the streets like a ghost with a plan
Faces blur, names fade like chalk in the rain
Still I smile through the static, hide, hurt, and the pain

I got snapshots left from a life I forgot
Some burned at the edges, some memories rot
Tried to trace the steps, but the trail turned cold
Still I chase shadows like the stories I told

Every road sign reads like a foreign tongue
And the songs I knew now feel unsung
Tried to write it down, but the ink won't dry
Every line slips through like a lullaby

Time don't heal, just buries the proof
Digging through the dirt for a sliver of truth
Thought I heard my name in the whispering wind
But it fades like a dream I was never in

Left the porch light on, but the path's gone black
Forgot where I'm going, trying to find my way back
Pieces of me scattered, and the rearview's glow
But I'm still walking, don't need to know

Left the porch light on, but the path's gone black
Forgot where I'm going, trying to find my way back
Pieces of me scattered, and the rearview's glow
But I'm still walking, don't need to know

I see faces I should know, but they slip my mind
Like a song on repeat with a missing line
They say you were here, but I don't recall
Just echoes in frames on a hallway wall

I say I'm doing fine, but I'm feeling lost
The memories drift like leaves I've tossed
Try to speak clear, but the words don't land
They melt in my mouth like a fistful of sand

I retrace steps that don't exist
Living in a fog I can't dismiss
Rooms feel strange, though I've lived there for years
I choke on calm, but I swallow my fears

They call my name, but it don't sound right
Feels like a dream that slipped last night
But I walk this road like it still makes sense
Holding on tight through the dissonance

Left the porch light on, but the path's gone black
Forgot where I'm going, trying to find my way back
Pieces of me scattered, and the rearview's glow
But I'm still walking, don't need to know

Left the porch light on, but the path's gone black
Forgot where I'm going, trying to find my way back
Pieces of me scattered, and the rearview's glow
But I'm still walking, don't need to know

Left the porch light on, but the path's gone black
Forgot where I'm going, trying to find my way back
Pieces of me scattered, and the rearview's glow
But I'm still walking, don't need to know

Left the porch light on, but the path's gone black
Forgot where I'm going, trying to find my way back
Pieces of me scattered, and the rearview's glow
But I'm still walking, don't need to know