Track 10 of the album Sunday Tea · 2021
Porch Swing, I Said I Would
by Marcia Dell
“Porch swing, jasmine and the dusk coming in. I said I would, and I did. It ends the album on a creak.”
rocksteady · rocksteady · porch song · 2:47
Lyrics
Porch swing creaking in the dusk Smell of jasmine, soft and musk You said wait and I said yes Years went by and I said less I said I would, and here I am Swinging slow, hand in hand I said I would, I kept it true Sitting here beside of you Evening settles, crickets sing Nothing left to prove or bring Just the promise, plain and small Kept the sweetest of them all I said I would, and here I am Swinging slow, hand in hand I said I would, I kept it true Sitting here beside of you Back and forth, back and forth Gentle as the tide Back and forth, back and forth Right here by your side Stars come out above the gate Never was too soon or late Rock me gently, hold me near Promise kept, my love is here I said I would, and here I am Swinging slow, hand in hand I said I would, I kept it true Sitting here beside of you I said I would I said I would