Violin case rests on splintered boards
Bow leans quiet against the doors
Rain writes rivers down the screen
Best light this camera's seen
Porch light hums a lowdown tune
Violin sleeps beneath the moon
Storm don't scare the silent strings
Just brings out the blues she brings
Horse hair slack on faded velvet
Storm clouds roll like heavy malt
Shutter waits for lightning flash
Catches grace in thunder crash
Porch light hums a lowdown tune
Violin sleeps beneath the moon
Storm don't scare the silent strings
Just brings out the blues she brings
Calloused fingers rest on steel
No concert hall, no velvet heel
Just a porch and driving rain
And a song inside the grain
Porch light hums a lowdown tune
Violin sleeps beneath the moon
Storm don't scare the silent strings
Just brings out the blues she brings
Flash bulb pops in midnight dark
Catches peace in every spark
Negative holds what eyes can't see
Two strangers, wild and free
Dawn creeps up on wet porch floor
Violin wakes, plays something more
Camera clicks the final frame
Blues don't look the same again
Porch light hums a lowdown tune
Violin sings beneath the moon
Storm done passed, the strings awake
Best damn picture this lens will take
Shutter closes on the wood
Porch light finally understood
