back to the front porch

i spent my first eighteen years

tryin' to get out of here

cause i couldn't find one reason to make me stay

seen a lotta world since then

lately it's been sinkin' in

still ain't found a better place

all the things that made me leave

are now the things that are calling me

back to the front porch

back to my roots

i need a little more simple life

mud on my boots

i wanna see that sunrise

from my screen door

i'm lookin' forward

to getting back to the front porch

someday i'd like to be that guy

sittin' there watchin' life go by

readin' the paper in my boxer shorts

i'd help my baby shell some beans

wave at neighbors

drink sweet tea

pull out my guitar if i get bored

all the things that made me leave

are now the things that are calling me

back to the front porch

back to my roots

i need a little more simple life

mud on my boots

i wanna see that sunrise

from my screen door

i'm lookin' forward

to getting back to the front porch

someday i'll slow things down

find my way back home

back to the front porch

back to my roots

i need a little more simple life

mud on my boots

i wanna see that sunrise

from my screen door

i'm lookin' forward

to getting back to the front porch