Back Porch Amen

[Verse 1]
Paper plates on a wobbly table
Mason jars sweating in the sun
Granddad’s cap on the nail by the doorway
Same old joke, half already done

You in bare feet, gravel driveway
Holding peaches in your shirt
Laughing so hard that you dropped one
Orange crescent in the dirt

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Back porch amen
Right there, right then
Didn’t know the holy could feel like friends
Passing the bowl, scooting in again
Back porch amen
Back porch amen

[Verse 2]
Bug zapper buzz, choir of crickets
Screen door slam keeps the time
Aunt Ruth humming low while she dishes
Little ones swinging off the line

You slide close on the splintered railing
Knee to knee, we share that seat
Sun doing halos on your shoulders
My heart stumbling off beat

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[Bridge]
Years run on like that gravel road
But this one night just won’t move
I can still smell rain in the distance
Hear your name in every groove

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