Track 3 of the album Paper Moon Rent · 2011
Porch Swing Past Ten
“Past ten on the porch, with the house gone dark and the swing the only thing talking. I sang it low enough to keep the neighbours asleep.”
jazz ballad · porch jazz · lullaby · 4:08
Lyrics
The porch swing creaks a little When the house is dark and still Crickets hum their evening hymn Down below the hill I sit here in my sweater With the night to keep me still Rock me slowly, porch swing Past the hour of ten Rock me like the years rocked All the ones I loved back then Rock me slowly, porch swing Till the morning comes again There's a cup of tea beside me Gone as cool as the night air There's a quilt across my shoulders Stitched with someone's careful care There's an empty place beside me But the memory sits there Rock me slowly, porch swing Past the hour of ten Rock me like the years rocked All the ones I loved back then Rock me slowly, porch swing Till the morning comes again A neighbour's light goes out across the street A late dog barks and then goes still A star comes out above the maple And I feel the quiet fill All the little rooms inside me Where the old songs linger still I'll go in when the moon is high And turn the porch light low I'll climb the stairs on tired feet And let the evening go But the swing will keep on swaying Soft and slow Rock me slowly, porch swing Past the hour of ten Rock me like the years rocked All the ones I loved back then Rock me slowly, porch swing Till the morning comes again