Porch light gospel

[Intro] “Let the light shine on them what fear the night… Let the sack man pass you by…” [Verse 1] Ain’t no stars in this sky, just porch bulbs buzzin’, Chain-link fences, pit bulls cussin’. Curtains never open, kids don’t play, And the mailman quits when it hits midday. Whole town lives with their heads bowed low, Got duct tape crosses on every window. Don’t talk about the screams you hear— Just say a prayer and keep that beer near. They don’t mourn no missin’ teen, Just patch the fence and bleach the scene. ’Cause everybody here knows who runs this plot, And it sure as hell ain’t God. [chorus] Sing the porchlight gospel, sing it loud, For the ones buried deep in the trailer crowd. We don’t ask, we don’t speak, Just light them bulbs and pray each week. If Burlap pass and you’re lit up bright, He might walk on by tonight. [Verse 2’] Some city cop came askin’ why So many folks here never say goodbye. Asked too much, stepped too far, Now his cruiser rustin’ behind the bar. They say he screamed till his tongue gave out, Now he’s buried with a lightbulb in his mouth. Pastor don’t preach no more on Christ— Just says, “Keep the bulbs hot every night.” Old man Ewell got devoured whole, All they found was his dentures in a toilet bowl. So they pass the plate and fuel the flame, Prayin’ Burlap forgets their name. [Bridge] Every home a shrine of fright, Every prayer a plea for light. Not for heaven, not for grace— Just to keep that sack from your place. [chorus] Sing the porchlight gospel, sing it loud, For the ones buried deep in the trailer crowd. We don’t ask, we don’t speak, Just light them bulbs and pray each week. If Burlap pass and you’re lit up bright, He might walk on by tonight. [Outro] “The devil don’t got horns out here… He wears a sack and smells like rust. And he only walks where it’s dark.”