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Back Porch Receipt

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[Verse 1] I paid the light bill Then I found your note On the freezer door By the buttered toast You said, "Don’t work late If the rain gets hard" I smiled in the sink With my sleeves rolled up [Pre-Chorus] Funny what stays On a rough old day One small line Can shift the weight [Chorus] That little note Keeps me going Keeps me going When the floor feels low That little note Takes the edge off Takes the edge off And I let it show [Verse 2] Your shoes by the mat My keys in the bowl Dog by the screen door Watching the road I fixed that loose hinge And I ate alone But your words sat with me Like a warm lamp glow [Pre-Chorus] Funny what stays When the house goes quiet One soft line Turns the night around [Chorus] That little note Keeps me going Keeps me going When the floor feels low That little note Takes the edge off Takes the edge off And I let it show [Bridge] No grand speech No big parade Just a scrap of paper And the way you stayed [Final Chorus] That little note Keeps me going Keeps me going When the floor feels low That little note Takes the edge off Takes the edge off Now I let it show That little note Keeps me going Keeps me going Home, I know