My Front Porch Looking In - Lonestar

It was where my mama sat on that Old swing with her crochet It was where Grand Daddy taught me How to curse and how to pray It was where we made our own ice cream Those sultry summer nights Where the bulldog had her puppies And us brothers had our fights There were many nights I'd sit right there And look out at the stars To the sound of a distant whippoorwill Or the hum of a passin' car It was where I first got up the nerve To steal me my first kiss And it was where I learned to play guitar And pray I had the gift If the world had a front porch, like we did back then We'd still have our problems, but we'd all be friends Treatin' your neighbor like he's your next of kin Wouldn't be gone like the wind If the world had a front porch, like we did back then Purple hulls and pintos I've shelled more than my share As lightnin' bugs and crickets Danced in the evenin' air And like a beacon that old yellow bulb It always led me home Somehow Mama always knew Just when to leave it on If the world had a front porch, like we did back then We'd still have our problems, but we'd all be friends Treatin' your neighbor like he's your next of kin Wouldn't be gone like the wind If the world had a front porch, like we did back then Treating your neighbor like he's your next of kin Wouldn't be gone with the wind If the world had a front porch, like we did back then

This is for the lions living in the wiry broke down frames Of my friends' bodies When the flood water comes, it ain't gonna be clear It's gonna look like mud But I will help you swim, I will help you swim I'm gonna help you swim This is for the snakes and the people they bite For the friends I've made, for the sleepless nights For the warning signs I've completely ignored There's an amount to take, reasons to take more It's no big surprise you turned out this way When they close their eyes and prayed you would change And they cut your hair, and sent you away You stopped by my house the night you escaped With tears in my eyes, I begged you to stay You said, "Hey man, I love you, but no fucking way!" I'm sure that we could find something for you to do on stage Maybe shake a tambourine or when I sing, you sing harmonies This is for the lake that me and my friends swim in Naked and dumb on a drunken night But it should've felt good, but I can hear the Jaws theme song On repeat in the back of my mind Make sure you kiss your knuckles before you punch me in the face There are lessons to be learned Consequences for all the stupid things I say And it is no big surprise you turned out this way The spark in your eyes, the look on your face I will not... I'm sure that we could find something for you to do on stage (be late) Maybe shake a tambourine or when I sing, you sing harmonies I wanna contribute to the chaos I don't wanna watch and then complain 'Cause I am through finding blame That is the decision that I have made She hopes I'm cursed forever To sleep on a twin-sized mattress In somebody's attic or basement my whole life Never graduating up in size to add another And my nightmares will have nightmares every night Oh, every night, every night

I have this dream that I am hitting my dad with a baseball bat And he is screaming and crying for help And maybe halfway through, it has more to do with me killing him Then it ever did protecting myself And I believe that, yeah, Dad, maybe no one is perfect But I believe that you were pushing your luck It just sucks it played out like this A terrible movie and you can tell none of the actors even give a fuck But you look good tonight, girlfriend Can I sleep in your bed? And when I crawl out in the morning Can I stay inside your head? 'Cause you were high school And I was just more like real life And you were okay, okay as a girlfriend, girlfriend But I was just more like his wife I'll do the push-ups, I'll wear the makeup I'll do whatever he wants all night 'Cause you were okay, okay as a girlfriend, girlfriend But I was just more like real life A long, long time ago, my great-great-great-great-grandfather Took something that did not belong to him And that is why today I have an eagle in my veins I am part Native American And I am leaving as soon as I come As soon as I come, you will probably forget my name I hope I fall asleep at the wheel and crash my car on the ride home Or I could just stay here, because You look good tonight, girlfriend Can I sleep in your bed? And when I crawl out in the morning Can I stay inside your head? 'Cause you were high school And I was just more like real life And you were okay, okay as a girlfriend, girlfriend But I was just more like his wife I'll wear the makeup, I'll do the push-ups I'll do whatever he wants all night 'Cause you were okay as a girlfriend And I was just more like real life More like real life, more like real life More like real life, more like real life 'Cause you were high school And I was just more like real life And you were okay, okay as a girlfriend, girlfriend I was just more like his wife And it is okay, I'll wear the makeup I'll do whatever you want all night 'Cause you were okay, okay as a girlfriend, girlfriend But I was just more like real life More like real life Yeah, I think we certainly have enough

I didn't know what I was missing Until the second that you walked in To that bar that night Under those neon lights From the moment that you touched me I was hoping that you'd love me Forever and ever, for all time Didn't know that I had been so blind But you've opened my eyes I was looking more single every single weekend Looking for a feeling to get my heart beating Looking for an up all night long The right kiss, right song Looking for a sunrise leading to a sunset Looking for someone I could spend it with Then you came around, right out of the blue And it turns out, ohh, I was looking for you Yeah, I was looking for you Couldn't have just been anyone The way you smiled and said my name Girl, you were so original I knew I'd never be the same I was looking more single every single weekend Looking for a feeling to get my heart beating Looking for an up all night long The right kiss, right song Looking for a sunrise leading to a sunset Looking for someone I could spend it with Then you came around, right out of the blue And it turns out, ohh, I was looking for you I was looking for you I didn't know that I had been so blind But you've opened my eyes I was looking more single every single weekend Looking for a feeling to get my heart beating Looking for an up all night long The right kiss, right song Looking for a sunrise leading to a sunset Looking for someone I could spend it with Then you came around, right out of the blue And it turns out, ohh, I was looking for you Yeah, I was looking for you

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset She's going off about something that you said 'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do I'm in my room, it's a typical Tuesday night I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like And she'll never know your story like I do 'Cause she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find That what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands you Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me, you belong with me Walk in the streets with you in your worn-out jeans I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be Laughing on a park bench thinking to myself "Hey, isn't this easy?" And you've got a smile that can light up this whole town I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down You say, "You're fine", I know you better than that Hey, what you doing with a girl like that? She wears high heels, I wear sneakers She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find That what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands you Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me Standing by and waiting at your back door All this time, how could you not know, baby? You belong with me, you belong with me Oh, I remember you driving to my house In the middle of the night I'm the one who makes you laugh When you know you're 'bout to cry I know your favorite songs And you tell me 'bout your dreams Think I know where you belong Think I know it's with me Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you? Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me Standing by and waiting at your back door All this time, how could you not know, baby? You belong with me, you belong with me You belong with me Have you ever thought just maybe, you belong with me? You belong with me