Verse 1
My boy came runnin’ through the screen door light
With a cardboard crown and a plastic knight
Said, “Daddy, come fight dragons in the yard tonight”
But I was bent over papers tryin’ to make things right
I said, “Someday soon when the bills ain’t piled so high”
He smiled real big and said, “That’s alright”
Chorus
And the shadows on the porch kept growin’ long
While the old clock hummed its lonely song
Every “not tonight” kept driftin’ on
Like smoke in the rafters after dawn
Yeah, the years rolled by like an old freight train
And love kept speakin’ through the windowpane
Verse 2
Well, he grew tall with his mother’s eyes
Learned to shave and learned goodbyes
I saw him less with every sunrise
Just holiday calls and hurried replies
I said, “Son, let’s fish like we used to do”
He laughed and said, “Dad, I wish I could too”
Chorus
And the shadows on the porch kept growin’ long
While the old clock hummed its lonely song
Every “not tonight” kept driftin’ on
Like leaves in the cold when summer’s gone
Funny how the silence fills a room
Long after the laughter quits too soon
Bridge
Now the porch swing creaks in the evening rain
And I swear I hear his voice again
Small boots racin’ down the hall
Back before time stole it all
Final Verse
Now my hands shake pourin’ coffee slow
Winter’s settled deep into my bones
He called last week from a city far away
Said, “Dad, I’m busy — maybe another day”
And as the line went dead, I finally knew
He learned life’s song by watchin’ what I’d do
Final Chorus
Yeah, the shadows on the porch still grow long
And the old clock sings the very same song
All those “someday soons” are dead and gone
But the heart keeps holdin’ on and on
’Cause the love we save for another day
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