Porch Lights

I remember being 8 years old Catching fireflies in the yard Running barefoot through the neighborhood Making lamps out of old mason jars So young and free Til that porch light started calling me Ohhhh how I hated to see The sun disappear behind those trees And how I hated for that day to end To say goodbye to all my friends As the porch light called me Fifteen on my first date Daddy told me be home by eight I decided to press my luck Counting stars from the bed of his truck So young and free Til that porch light started calling me Ohhhh how I hated to see The sun disappear behind those trees How I hated for that day to end To say goodbye to my boyfriend As the porch light calls me For years I've been on my own Downtown apartment miles away from home Looking back all I can see is that porch light Calling me Ohhhh how I long to see The sun disappear behind those trees And ohhhh how I want to be Back home where my roots run deep Where that porch light calls me It's all I want to see That porch light's calling me