Porch Light Shining in the Yard

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Some folks run when the road gets rough Some hearts quit when the love gets tough Back in a hallway, senior year I was seventeen, fighting tears I said I'm a mama, that's my whole world You said okay, I want to know you, girl [Chorus] Through the good and the bad, the ups and downs You held my hand as the world spun round My rock, my comfort, my peace in the storm Your faith keeps me steady, your arms keep me warm Thirty-one years, I'd do it again You're my love and my best friend [Verse 2] You make me laugh when I want to cry You know the fears that I try to hide You kneel on Sunday and pray for us all You catch me every time I fall Two by blood and two by heart You loved all four from the very start [Chorus] Through the good and the bad, the ups and downs You held my hand as the world spun round My rock, my comfort, my peace in the storm Your faith keeps me steady, your arms keep me warm Thirty-one years, I'd do it again You're my love and my best friend [Bridge] Twenty-six years since we said I do Seven grandbabies look up to you Jerry Nelson, after all this time I still thank God that you're mine [Verse 3] When the nights get long and the days get hard You're the porch light shining in the yard Jerry, you never walked away And I'll stand beside you every day [Chorus] Through the good and the bad, the ups and downs You held my hand as the world spun round My rock, my comfort, my peace in the storm Your faith keeps me steady, your arms keep me warm Thirty-one years, I'd do it again Jerry, you're my love and my best friend [Outro] Hand in hand, come what may Still in love, still here today