Intro:
It was where my mama sat on that old swing with her crochet,
It was where granddaddy taught me how to cuss 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,
CHORUS:
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, with 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,
lightning bugs and crickets, Danced in the evening air,
and like a beacon that ole' yellow moon it always lead me home,
some how mama always knew, just when to leave it on,
CHORUS:
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, with the wind,
if the world had a front porch
like we did back then
Treatin' 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
Outro: