Porch Light Glow: Evening's Embrace

Lyrics

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
The brick sidewalk breathes out the heat of June.
The sun is gone, but the sky holds onto the blue.
Down from 501 Auburn, the air begins to shift.
A gift.
All the day's hurry, finally set adrift.
The smell of supper through a window screen.
Jasmine, just starting to make a scene.

[Chorus]
And then the click.
The filament wakes.
A yellow bloom for goodness sakes.
It pushes back the coming dark.
Leaves its warm and steady mark.
This is the rhythm, soft and slow.
The porch light glow.

[Verse 2]
A screen door slaps shut, a familiar beat.
Ice cubes clink in a glass of sweet tea.
Mrs. Williams calls from two doors down, 'Y'all alright?'
Just enjoying the night.
A rocking chair finds its gentle creak.
The news of the week.
Stories told that only neighbors speak.

[Chorus]
And oh, that click.
The filament wakes.
A yellow bloom for all our sakes.
It pushes back the coming dark.
Leaves its warm and steady mark.
This is the rhythm, soft and slow.
The porch light glow.

[Bridge]
Before the BeltLine, before the hurried pace.
This was the network, this open space.
A quiet promise in the hazy air.
That someone's home, that someone's there.
Watching the first few stars appear.
Letting go of the day's long fear.

[Outro]
The murmur of a story, trailing off.
A soft little cough.
The world gets quiet.
The world gets small.
Just a circle of light against the fall...
of night.
...the glow.