If Heaven Had a Front Porch
by Scotty Rivers · Country · Made with Suno · 0 plays
Style
Prompt
Southern country soul ballad with traditional Americana and blues-infused country; vintage analog Nashville studio warmth, 84 BPM steady midtempo groove; powerful weathered male baritone with warm gravelly rasp, intimate tender verses and soaring chorus belts in the user's own recorded voice; fingerpicked acoustic guitar, expressive pedal steel swells and restrained four-bar solo, soulful Hammond organ, warm melodic bass, organic live drums, gospel harmonies entering only in the final chorus; dynamic compact radio arrangement with a gentle acoustic-and-steel ending, no fade-out
Lyrics
There's an old screen door at Mama's house That still sings when the wind blows through And an empty chair by the railing Where Daddy watched the evening turn blue I can almost hear him laughing With his coffee in his hand Telling me that life's a journey And you do the best you can And sometimes when the sun goes down I swear I hear that familiar sound If heaven had a front porch I'd drive all night to get there Sit beside the ones I miss In that old familiar rocking chair We'd talk about the good times Let the whole world pass us by If heaven had a front porch I'd never say goodbye I'd tell him how the kids are growing How the years go flying past How I finally understand him And the things he said that last He'd smile and say he's proud of me Like he always used to do And for just one little moment I'd be that boy he once knew If heaven had a front porch I'd drive all night to get there Sit beside the ones I miss In that old familiar rocking chair We'd talk about the good times Let the whole world pass us by If heaven had a front porch I'd never say goodbye I know that road ain't open And I can't turn back the years But sometimes love keeps talking Long after someone's disappeared If heaven had a front porch I'd give anything to be there See that smile one more time Feel his hand upon my shoulder there Till the day I get to join him I'll keep looking at the sky If heaven had a front porch Love would never say goodbye