Front Porch Goodnight: One More Light Left On

Lyrics

[Intro]


[Verse 1]
Midnight.
The wicker rocking chair is empty.
But still holds the warmth of the evening.
Still rocks, just a little, in a breeze I can’t feel.
On the railing, the wineglass.
A faint purple ring at the bottom.
It catches the glow from the one bare bulb overhead.
The old one, with the rippled glass.

[Chorus]
This is how the day ends.
This is how the story pauses.
Not with a period, but an ellipsis.
A soft yellow glow against the dark.
Just one more light left on.

[Verse 2]
The dog is dreaming on the third step.
Our old golden, breathing slow.
His paws twitch... chasing a ghost squirrel down Greenwood.
He sighs a little in his sleep.
A sound of perfect safety.
The whole house is breathing behind me.
Every room settled into silence.

[Chorus]
This is how the day ends.
This is how the story pauses.
Not with a period, but an ellipsis.
A soft yellow glow against the dark.
Just one more light left on.

[Bridge]
All the other porches have gone to sleep.
The six o’clock wave is a memory.
The laughter from summer evenings has faded into the jasmine vine.
Now, it’s just the moths.
Dancing their silent ritual around the light.
One car passes on Virginia Avenue, a whisper of tires on asphalt.
And then, the quiet returns.
Deeper this time.

[Outro]
The house is safe.
The street is quiet.
The dog is dreaming.
Goodnight, porch.
Goodnight, hum.