It was where my Mama
sat on that old swing
with her crochet
It was where Grandaddy
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
wippoorwhill 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
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
Cause lighting bugs
and crickets danced
in the evening air
And like a beacon that
ol yellow moon 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
with the wind
If the world had
a front porch like
we did back then