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When I was ten, I packed a bag and set out on the road
I had a touch of fear in me but never let it show
Some boyhood dreams and childish schemes were ended that same night
When I called home from grandma's house, my mama made things right
And I said:

(Chorus)
Mama, turn the porch light on, I'm comin' home to stay,
Please Mama, I don't like the darkness, it's too hard to find my way
I don't wanna be away from home an' it's not nice when I'm alone
Mama could you pretty please, turn that porch light on?

With high school days behind me, I became a worldly man
I got my own apartment and devised a master plan
But lonely nights and girlfriend fights turned my thoughts to home
I learned so much that summer as I lost my urge to roam

(Chorus)
Mama, turn the porch light on, I'm comin' home to stay,
Please Mama, I don't like the darkness, it's too hard to find my way
I don't wanna be away from home an' it's not nice when I'm alone
Mama could you pretty please, turn that porch light on?

(Bridge)
When that old porch light was shining
I knew she stood inside
Waiting for her wayward son
Her arms held open wide
When that light broke through the night, it always made me smile
And I was safe, for a while

It's been five years since angels came to take my mama home
I still drive by to see that light when I'm feeling all alone
Another hand now turns it on for one more trusting child
And when that old porch light is on, I feel my mama smile

(Chorus)
Mama, turn the porch light on, I'm comin' home to stay,
Please Mama, I don't like the darkness, it's too hard to find my way
I don't wanna be away from home an' it's not nice when I'm alone
Mama could you pretty please, turn that porch light on?