If The World Had A Front Porch . . .

[Dinger]

This is a country song by Tracy Lawrence. I have no idea what his politics are, but this song gives food for thought. If the world only had a front porch:


Lyrics:
It was where my Mama sat on that old swing with her crochet
It was where Granddaddy taught me how to cuss and how to pray
It was where we made our own ice cream those sultry summer nights
where the bulldog had her puppies,and us brothers had our fights
There were many nights I'd sit right there and look out at the stars
To the sound of a distant whippoorwill or the hum of a passing car
It was where I first got up the nerve to steal me my first kiss
and it was where I learned to play guitar and pray I had the gift

(Chorus)
If the world had a front porch like we did back then
We'd still have our problems but we'd all be friends
Treating your neighbor like he's your next of kin
Wouldn't be gone with the wind
If the world had a front porch, like we did back then

Purple hulls and pintos, I've shelled more than my share
As lightening bugs and crickets danced in the evening air
And like a beacon that old yellow bulb, it always led me home
Somehow Mama always knew just when to leave it on

(Repeat Chorus)
Treating your neighbor like he's your next of kin
Wouldn't be gone with the wind
If the world had a front porch, like we did back then


Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZrgC92mn-M

[arcadian]

1. George Bush would be sittin' on it playin' the banjo cross-eyed.

[Dinger]

2. Shit, Ya Had to Say That

Didn't you? I can't help it, I love that song. the giggling murderer can go to hell, it's still a good song:)

[arcadian]

3. Sorry Dinger.

Bush shat all over the world, I reckon he'd do the same or worse to the front porch.

[Dinger]

4. It's Cool,

If bu$h EVER comes to my front porch, . . . .

he'd be tresspassing, that's for sure.

[BeFree]

8. Just make sure

You drag him into the house before you call the cops.

[alphafemale]

5. Let Me Live in my House by the Side of the Road

Let me live in my house by the side of the road,
Where the race of men go by-
They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong,
Wise, foolish - so am I.
Then why should I sit in the scorner's seat,
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in my house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.

Sam Walter Foss

http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/foss01.html

[Dinger]

6. Cool : )

I like that:) :)

[alphafemale]

7. Yeah. A ninth grade teacher gifted me that poem.

I've never forgotten it.

[Dead_Parrot]

9. If the world had a front porch...

...I'd be sitting on it, yelling at you to get the hell off my lawn.

Damn kids.

[Dinger]

10. Can't Help It

Kids will be kids you know.