Cypress Spring

Shotgun (feat. Sarah Ross)

Drive Fast

Some promises Run Deeper Than Pride
Lyrics By: Thomas W. Peterson AKA RedHeart 
©COPYRIGHT 12–2-2025 All Rights Reserved © 

[Intro: Acoustic guitar arpeggio with distant fiddle]

[Verse 1]
Dust on the porch swing, hinges groan like old regrets
Mail piled up since April, screen door’s missing half its net
I hadn’t planned to come back, not after all we said
But the truck ran out of reasons just past mile marker ten

[Verse 2]
His coffee cup still waiting, cold beside the morning chair
Farming almanac open to a page he couldn’t spare
No note, no angry message—just that quiet kind of ache
The kind you carry longer than the words you couldn’t take

[Pre-Chorus]
I almost turned the key again, let silence have its say
But then I saw them by the mat—those boots he wore each day

[Chorus]
Some promises run deeper than pride
Buried in calloused hands and rusted plow lines
You don’t speak ‘em loud, you just live ‘em true
Through drought and doubt and things you can’t undo
Yeah, some promises run deeper than pride

[Inst: Fiddle solo over gentle acoustic strumming]

[Verse 3]
Found his ledger in the barn, entries neat and thin
Every dollar stretched like fence wire pulled taut against the wind
He never asked for pity, never begged me not to go
Just kept the lights on steady, in case I changed my mind to know

[Pre-Chorus]
That home ain’t just a roof beam or a name upon a sign
It’s showing up when leaving would’ve been the easier line

[Chorus]
Some promises run deeper than pride
Woven in the hush between “I’m sorry” and “I tried”
You don’t carve ‘em in stone, you plant ‘em in the ground
And wait through frozen seasons just to hear one honest sound
Yeah, some promises run deeper than pride

[Bridge]
He’s asleep in the kitchen now, head bowed over tea
I wash the cups without a word—he don’t look up at me
But his hand brushes mine reaching for the sugar spoon
And that’s the only welcome I needed under this old moon

[Chorus]
Some promises run deeper than pride
Not broken by the years or the tears we both denied
You don’t shout ‘em out, you stitch ‘em slow and tight
In every mended fence post burning soft in evening light
Yeah, some promises run deeper than pride

[Outro: Fiddle fades with single acoustic guitar notes]
(whispered)
Deeper than pride…

Some Promises Run Deeper Than Pride 12-2-25.mp3

Moving Forward Without You

Verse 1
Porch swing creaks where the summer used to stay,
Mason jar moonlight and the crickets play.
Your name’s a whisper on the underside of this town,
I still keep the map where we burned it down.

Pre-Chorus
Old jukebox songs in a diner down the road,
I hear your laugh in every worn-out ode.

Chorus
Leave the last porch light on for me,
I’ll be searching back the years till I finally see.
All the roads I took that led me wrong,
I’ll trade the night for one more dawn —
Leave the last porch light on for me.

Verse 2
Truck bed full of thunder, rust and prayer,
Hand-me-down jacket with a pocket of spare care.
Mama says time mends what whiskey tries to hide,
But I’ve been learning how to swallow pride.

Pre-Chorus
Two-step shadows on a kitchen floor,
You left the door, but I keep hope on the door.

Chorus
Leave the last porch light on for me,
I’ll be searching back the years till I finally see.
All the roads I took that led me wrong,
I’ll trade the night for one more dawn —
Leave the last porch light on for me.

Bridge
If forgiveness had an address, I’d write it in the rain,
If regret could pave a highway, I’d walk it once again.
I’m not asking for forever, just a room to make it right,
I’ll stand where I belong beneath that amber light.

Solo (pedal steel, soft then rising)

Final Chorus (softer then big)
Leave the last porch light on for me,
I’ll be coming home with an honest melody.
No more paper promises, no more hollow songs,
Just these two hands, where they belong —
Leave the last porch light on for me.

Outro (quiet)
Porch swing slows, the jar glows low,
I’m coming back, just thought you should know.

Last Porch Light

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