I Love Loving You

[Intro]

[Verse]
The dust hasn’t settled on the gravel path
Since your truck pulled away from the gate
I’m still holding onto a chipped coffee mug
Thinking ‘bout how we used to stay up late
Just watching the porch light flicker and fade
While the crickets sang a southern tune
The world was a map of the plans we made
Underneath a big October moon

[Pre-Chorus]
It’s the way the screen door always sticks
And the smell of pine on your old flannel shirt
Small things that do the trick
Of healing up the places that used to hurt

[Chorus]
You’re the quiet in a roaring wind
The steady hand when the rain starts pouring in
A thousand miles of open road
Wouldn't mean a thing without your heart to call home
Just a simple life and a porch swing view
God knows I’m lucky just to wake up next to you

[Verse]
We’ve got a garden that’s mostly weeds
And a roof that leaks when the clouds turn gray
But we’ve got exactly what a person needs
To make it through a long and heavy day
You don’t say much when you walk through the door
You just pull me close and you hold me tight
I don’t have to ask for anything more
To know that everything’s gonna be alright

[Chorus]
You’re the quiet in a roaring wind
The steady hand when the rain starts pouring in
A thousand miles of open road
Wouldn't mean a thing without your heart to call home
Just a simple life and a porch swing view
God knows I’m lucky just to wake up next to you

[Bridge]
They say that time is a river that flows
Taking the memories down to the sea
But as long as the wild honeysuckle grows
I know you’re the only anchor for me
[Solo]

[Chorus]
You’re the quiet in a roaring wind
The steady hand when the rain starts pouring in
A thousand miles of open road
Wouldn't mean a thing without your heart to call home
Just a simple life and a porch swing view
God knows I’m lucky just to wake up next to youYeah, wake up next to you
Just the porch light and the dew
Mm, just me and you
Flicker and fade
In the shade