Track 3 of the album The Lantern Man Keeps the Last Stall Lit · 2026
Twenty Years and the Porch Light Still On
“The gravel sings beneath my shoes and the gate sticks the way it used to. Twenty years, and the porch light is still on.”
cinematic pop · cinematic pop · warm ballad · 5:07
Lyrics
The gate still sticks the way it used to stick The gravel sings beneath my shoes Twenty years of letters left unwritten And a hundred ways to lose I rehearsed a speech across three countries Every word was polished like a stone Now the porch light's on and the speech has vanished And I'm standing here alone Then the door swings wide And you're smiling at my side Twenty years and the porch light still on You kept it burning all along Not a word of blame, not a single question Just the kettle and an old familiar song Twenty years and the porch light still on Funny how the miles fall away You say, come in, you must be tired And it feels like yesterday You've got silver in your hair now I've got lines around my eyes We laugh about the foolish things we swore And the foolish things we tried Then the door swings wide And you're smiling at my side Twenty years and the porch light still on You kept it burning all along Not a word of blame, not a single question Just the kettle and an old familiar song Twenty years and the porch light still on Funny how the miles fall away You say, come in, you must be tired And it feels like yesterday Pour the tea, pull a chair Tell me everything, I'll be right there The missing years can wait their turn Tonight we have the time to learn Twenty years and the porch light still on You kept it burning all along Not a word of blame, not a single question Just the kettle and an old familiar song Twenty years and the porch light still on Funny how the miles fall away You say, come in, you must be tired And it feels like yesterday And it feels like yesterday