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