[Verse 1]
The kettle clicks before the sun
A rooster calls from Miller’s barn
Mara hangs the laundry out
While pine needles gather on the lane

[Chorus]
Here the hills keep time with the seasons
Here the creek runs clear and slow
Every porch has room for a neighbor
Every road leads home somehow

[Verse 2]
Old Ben mends the gate by the orchard
Lena brings a pie to the square
Children chase a paper kite
Past the church with its weathered stair

[Chorus]
Here the hills keep time with the seasons
Here the creek runs clear and slow
Every porch has room for a neighbor
Every road leads home somehow

[Bridge]
When the evening settles softly
And the last light leaves the ridge
We share bread beneath the porch boards
And let the quiet do its work

[Final Chorus]
Here the hills keep time with the seasons
Here the creek runs clear and slow
Every porch has room for a neighbor
Every road leads home somehow

[Outro]
The kettle cools, the lamps burn low
And the mountain village sleeps