I took the long way home again

Passed the fence we used to mend

There’s dust on the welcome sign

But somehow, it still felt like mine

No fireworks, no grand parade

Just a light that never looked away

No need to ask if I belong

You just said, “You’ve been gone too long”

And the porchlight’s still on

Like it always was

Flickering faith

When the rest gave up

No questions, no blame

Just arms open wide

A place to return

When I needed time

It didn’t take much

Just one quiet sign

That porchlight still on

Said, “You’ll be fine”

We never got the words just right

But we held on through the nights

Where silence meant more than sound

And presence was solid ground

The table’s worn, the paint is chipped

But love survives the rift

I’m not who I used to be

But you still made room for me

And the porchlight’s still on

Like a vow unbent

Saying “Come as you are, not who you meant”

No lectures, no lines

Just steady grace

Enough to remind me

This is my place

It didn’t take much

Just one quiet sign

That porchlight still on

Telling me it’s time

We don’t need to fix the past

Some things just outlast

The falling outs, the space between

You always kept a light for me

Now the porchlight’s still on

After all these years

A compass glowing through my fears

No map, no plan

Just love that stayed

When everything else slipped away

And I see it now

Through dusk and dawn

That porchlight still on

Still leading me home