[Verse 1] We rented that little place With the screen door stuck in June Your boots by the table My coffee in a blue tin spoon We counted cracked floorboards Like they were old friends [Pre-Chorus] And the wind came slow Through the cotton trees You leaned your head On my shirt sleeve [Chorus] Keep me close, keep me low Like porchlight apricots (simple life, simple love) Keep me here, let it grow In the small things we got (simple life, simple love) [Verse 2] Sunday was the market Tomatoes in a sack You chose the bruised peaches Said they taste sweeter like that We walked home laughing With a jar and a loaf [Pre-Chorus] And the rain came down On the gravel road You grabbed my hand And we moved slow [Chorus] Keep me close, keep me low Like porchlight apricots (simple life, simple love) Keep me here, let it grow In the small things we got (simple life, simple love) [Bridge] If we never got rich We got what mattered most A cracked enamel plate And your cheek against my coat And when the years rolled on Like tires through the dust I’d still choose your name Over every other thing I’d want [Chorus] Keep me close, keep me low Like porchlight apricots (simple life, simple love) Keep me here, let it grow In the small things we got (simple life, simple love) [Outro] We had a little place With a screen door stuck in June And I still hear your laughter In the hem of that old tune