“Years After Love, Me”
Callback Set Years After Collin Raye’s “Love, Me” • Sung by Country Cate
For You is a new original country ballad—written as a gentle reply to Collin Raye’s Love, Me. It imagines that same grandson, years later—older now, shaped by time, but still holding onto the promises etched into an old oak tree… and a porch light left on. This is a song about memory, home, and a love that never fades. 💬 Share your memories and let us know if this one found a home in your heart. Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/countrycate Love what you hear? Help keep the music flowing by buying a coffee for Cate. Listen to the original here: https://youtu.be/NKwer9PEsJw?si=9ULDWbgLImFqwURS Lyrics: I walked out to that old oak tree After Grandpa passed away The carvings barely held their names But their love had never swayed I said Maybe we could leave a mark, beside the ones they made So we carved our names beneath And you just smiled at me We made a little promise there As the evening turned to gold That no matter how the years might pull We’d find our way back home You laughed and touched my sleeve And this is what you said to me: If the road gets dark and cold Don’t you lose your way I’ll keep the porch light burning bright So you can always find your way No matter how lost you feel You’re never on your own Just follow where the light still shines It’ll guide you through the night I’ll be waiting here… For you We built a little house near town Painted white with worn wood stairs Kids grew up and we grew old Chasing dreams and saying prayers I can’t count the times I saw That porch light burning bright Through every storm and every fall Your love still lit the night Now the rooms are quiet and still Since the angels called your name I walk back out to that old tree To trace the mark we made Your carving’s rough, and mine’s worn thin The years have taken hold Now I know just what he felt When he let Grandma go If the road gets dark and cold Don’t you lose your way I’ll keep the porch light burning bright So you can find your way No matter how lost you feel You’re never on your own Just follow where the light still shines It’ll guide you through the night I’ll be waiting here… For you Just follow where the light still shines It’ll guide you through the night I’ll be waiting here… For you Lyrics written by Josh Durey