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new west – porch light lyrics

on the road with a travelling band
just ain’t the life for this average man
in hotel rooms or the bus till dawn
if it weren’t for the money i’d be up and gone
there’s a house that’s sitting on a stretch of land
where the earth is black in the palm of your hand
if i had my way that’s where i’d be
on the front porch sitting, just the family and me
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but under our porch light
that’s where i learned to sing and dance through the night
or sit with a country girl and hold her tight
everything was all right
cos no matter how dark, it would shine in the night
that’s where i learned to love, under our porch light
my father was a simple man
life to him had a simple plan
you give a full day’s work for a full day’s wage
and when the day is done, you just turn the page
in the fields i learned about working hard
on sundays i learned of the grace of god
and my mamma taught me how to be a gentle man
cos a curse or swear would find the back of her hand
(chorus)
life can teach the cold hard facts
like who to trust and how to watch your back
but i believe i learned the most by far
in the dead of night beneath the moon and stars
(chorus)
[jeff swaim; ©1997 new west]

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