My Girl

The sun goes down behind the pines And paints the sky in faded lines I'm sittin' here with calloused hands Waitin' for you across this land You walk in barefoot through the door The same old shirt you always wore You smile at me and the world stands still Like rain on grass like wind on hill Oh my girl my quiet light You turn the dark into the bright No city gold no fancy car Just you strummin' on this old guitar And if the years should ever fade I'll still sing the song we made My girl my home my morning sky With you I never ask why We built a porch with broken wood Where nothin's perfect but it's good You leave your boots by the garden gate And talk to flowers when they're late You laugh the way the river flows You know my scars you know my ghosts And when I wake from dreams that ache You pull me close no words to make Oh my girl my quiet light You turn the dark into the bright No city gold no fancy car Just you strummin' on this old guitar And if the years should ever fade I'll still sing the song we made My girl my home my morning sky With you I never ask why Some folks chase the thunder Some chase the falling star But I just chase the morning Right back to where you are So let the winter take the leaves Let the summer bring the bees Long as you're there in that worn-out chair I'll have everything I swear Oh my girl my quiet light You turn the dark into the bright No city gold no fancy car Just you strummin' on this old guitar And when the years have turned to gray I'll hum the song we made today My girl my home my morning sky With you I never ask why My girl Just my girl