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Evening sun fading out in the yard

Shadows getting long and the world working hard

I can still see you in that weathered old chair

Uncle Everett, I knew I was safe with you there

Sitting together as the daylight would end

More than family, you were a steady friend

Thank you for leaving the porch light on

For staying beside me when my hope was gone

You gave me a shelter, a place I could trust

You were there for me, Everett, when no one else was

Yeah, you were there for me when no one else was

You'd roll back the years with a look in your eye

Spinning those stories of days gone by

Tales of your youth and the miles you had run

Underneath the glow of a setting sun

I hung on every single word that you said

Keeping those memories alive in my head

Thank you for leaving the porch light on

For staying beside me when my hope was gone

You gave me a shelter, a place I could trust

You were there for me, Everett, when no one else was

Yeah, you were there for me when no one else was

The house is so quiet, the evening is long

But the echo of your voice is still going strong

I look at your empty seat and smile through the tears

Grateful for the grace you showed me all of these years

Thank you for leaving the porch light on

For staying beside me when my hope was gone

You gave me a shelter, a place I could trust

You were there for me, Everett, when no one else was

I'll never forget it, you stepped up because

You were there for me, Everett, when no one else was