River On My Porch

[Verse 1]

Dust on the screen door

Rain in the pines

Mama kept a Bible

By the woodstove line

I walked in heavy

You knew my name

Like you’d seen my shadow

Long before I came

[Pre-Chorus]

And I was shaking

At the table’s edge

You said, child, stay near now

I heard that promise

Over the ridge

[Chorus]

Carry me home

Carry me home

When my knees go weak

Carry me home

Carry me home

Carry me home

You are the road

And the river’s song

[Verse 2]

Well I’ve worn the gravel

I’ve known the bend

I’ve kissed the cold floor

And started again

You put a lantern

In my cracked hands

Said, keep on walking

You’ll understand

[Pre-Chorus]

And I was shaking

At the table’s edge

You said, child, stay near now

I heard that promise

Over the ridge

[Chorus]

Carry me home

Carry me home

When my knees go weak

Carry me home

Carry me home

Carry me home

You are the road

And the river’s song

[Bridge]

(Male voice) I was the father

At the gate in rain

(Female voice) I was the daughter

Calling out your name

Together we’re rising

Through the ache and stone

Ain’t no dark can keep us

From the heart of home

[Final Chorus]

Carry me home

Carry me home

When my knees go weak

Carry me home

Carry me home

Carry me home

You are the road

And the river’s song

Carry me home

Carry me home

Till my breath runs clear

Carry me home