Joy Williams - Front Porch

[@wolfie83]

My life isn't peaceful nor will it be ever, music like this gives me a few moments of calm in a silent war.

[@michaelamusic]

No words can can explain how beautifully executed this was.

[@GrifterUno]

I'm a Black Latino who recently lost the love of his life. Yes, a lovely white lady. I just stumbled on this song & video and now I can't stop crying. This shit is like someone just stabbed me in the heart and keeps twisting it in an excruciatingly sweet way...I'll tell you this tho': there's no pain like knowing you love someone and they love you back and, at the same time, knowing it could never be. It's Hell.

[@auroraboraas]

[@brandor8672]

❤️ sending love your way mate...this video def pushed my career to new heights. Glad you could feel how we all felt shooting it

[@steviem8117]

aww, i'm sorry for your loss. i've never had a "love of my life" (even tho I'm a pretty cool white lady, myself) so i hope you can make it past this time of terrible grief. i'm sure you would agree that you don't regret meeting her and your time together, even if it was way too short. hugs and good vibes being sent your way from kcmo. ❤️

[@steviem8117]

p.s. unless a big dopey dog can be "the love of a life" 😂 i still think about that stupid dog every morning that i wake up. RIP Scout, the best Golden Retriever who ever lived...

[@Bloodworth10]

Blessings to you. I'm sorry this world isn't fair to the soul.

[@benjaminallen2]

Joy Williams....Oh, don't let me forget where I was without you Don't let me forget the pain that you went through Don't let me forget that I became yours When you spread out your arms for me

[@SarahHaynesMusic]

The best vocalist on the planet! Has inspired me in a multitude of ways, been listening since I first heard ‘Say Goodbye’ on MySpace, and was immediately blown away! Been here ever since, dying for a new album!

[@CarlasCorner62]

Such a beautiful voice...just miss the Civil Wars

[@michelle.pearl.]

But Joy is thriving as a solo artist

[@lovejuliet4969]

I wish the Civil Wars would come back together...what rare talent😍💖😥

[@jnw405]

Miss them too

[@KcPanther96]

​@@michelle.pearl. John Paul is as well. Their voices just did a dance like only theirs could. I'll miss their harmony for the rest of my life.

[@ShayCat]

Their voices were truly a marriage but also happy Joy came into her own power and nailing it!

[@miguelhervias4280]

There's something on her voice that touches my soul...

[@GroomsJk]

Just beautiful and heart breaking at the same time. I wish there was no prejudice in this life - only love for our fellow man - as Christ intended.

[@wrentidwell]

beautiful story and song! I want the movie now.

[@AmySpivey01]

Beautiful. All of it. The young man in this is so handsome.

[@brandor8672]

Thanks Amy just seeing this

[@SierraEagleson]

What a song. Makes my soul hurt.

[@samsmusichub]

Very good.

[@lyubovbykova489]

Heartbroken story... Beautiful song, love every note!

[@sandraannheath]

I love this song!! Joy Williams sings this? Yay, I love her.

[@stacik2905]

I can’t believe it’s been three years since this has been released.

[@crestonhardcastle7631]

As crestons wife I am going to share this for black history month. I hate that they had to go through that. Thank God for mlk jr. He won with love

[@bgierat]

Look, this is great. John Paul’s solo stuff is great too but nothing like the Civil Wars. That was rare magic. Someday they need revisit that.

[@DragonPrincessAoife]

They won't. They've made it clear they're done working together.

[@lavenderjpeg]

yeah but it would be nice for joys comments to not be flooded by civil wars for a second and just appreciate her solo stuff, no matter how amazing the civil wars was and always will be. she has a lovely voice and nothing will take that away

[@jonmehl2762]

@@lavenderjpeg You're basically asking us to talk about Paul McCartney without mentioning The Beatles...

[@Zeda1002]

yes, but at least Joy is 'back home' with this kind of music; it's where her own magic shows and nothing can take this away even if it's not Civil Wars...

[@DRM-nb1fg]

Probably won't happen. I think it's cool they are both putting out high quality solo material. Basically means you get double the songs that you would get if the Civil Wars were still together. Take all the solo material with the Civil Wars material and make a giant playlist. Hit the "shuffle" button and enjoy all the songs as though it's a big Civil Wars mix. Joy's new guitarist and backing vocalist (Anthony da Costa) seems like a very talented guy. Hope they will keep working together.

[@sterlthepearl1000]

"It's not a war on drugs, it's a war on Personal Freedom." Bill Hicks

[@kimb4950]

I listen to Joy every single day. My 5 kids love her. She brings beauty into our home 💜❤

[@dpedrosoliano]

beautiful song, beautiful video.. love from Malaysia 💙💙

[@DaysOfSodaAndLantana]

Mesmerizing song And the two leads are beautiful

[@darkbluemoon2]

Beautiful. Just absolutely beautiful. The video, the song, the everything.

[@jakegeorge8881]

I've been sharing my love for "Front Porch" since the last day of rehearsal video Joy posted on Facebook back in February of last year. I can't explain it 100%, but it tugs at the heart strings I never knew existed...beautiful song, beautiful artist, beautiful lyrics, beautiful...everything.

[@omneyayousef4222]

Such a beautiful song and the story of the video is heartbreaking 💔😢

[@mishelle6315]

Watching this again - and it's just so soothing to my soul. And gives me so many feels. It's a true gift to reach into someone else's soul with your music.

[@jackieromanos9230]

Wow!!! I love this song and this video! Way to go Joy!

[@xxWexarexbrokenxx]

Now this is a song ❤.

[@adt1017]

I feel like John and Joy are singing to each other now. John go back to the front porch and say Joy's name through the screen door!

[@iamsultana]

I don't know if it's us reading too much into it but I hear the same as you. They're speaking through music.

[@chantelfou]

U literally said exactly what all us civil war fans are feeling!!! I swooned!! Lol agh I miss them so much

[@steviem8117]

le sigh!

[@ilaydayener]

There are no wrong roads And no window stays closed And love is always sad when it fades The glass is better stained anyways If never you find what you're looking for Come on back to the front porch Say my name through the screen door Come on back to the front porch Whatever you've done, it doesn't matter 'Cause darling we're all a little splintered and battered But the light is on, what you waiting for? Come on back, come on back to the front porch We carved a story in these boards Watching life go back and forth You take it all for granted, then you leave And then it takes a while to realize what you need If never you find what you're looking for Come on back to the front porch Say my name through the screen door Come on back to the front porch Whatever you've done, it doesn't matter 'Cause darling we're all a little splintered and battered But the light is on, what you waiting for? Come on back, come on back I took the long way Looking for the shortcut To find out that this place Was made of the best stuff If never you find what you're looking for Come on back to the front porch Say my name through the screen door, oh Come on back to the front porch Whatever you've done, it doesn't matter 'Cause darling we're all a little splintered and battered But the light is on, what you waiting for? Come on back, come on back, oh Come on back Come on back to the front porch

[@gilchasin1022]

Thanks! So nice to see it in print...Reads beautifully!

[@desert-igor]

thanks! :)

[@sm23111]

Thank You! Just Listen!

[@laurenblainebamartistmgt]

THAT was beautiful.

[@KessaBeth]

This made me teary eyed! Such a beautiful music video. A job definitely well done!!

[@XenaTheQuadCamBikah]

This was five years ago where are you Joy we miss your beautiful songs!

[@BurritoBrooks]

Wow! That music video was so well done. Sad story...great song 😭😁

[@Amanda-hq9of]

how beautifully tragic 😭 repeat ♾

[@philipchurch9848]

Beautiful artist beautiful voice beautiful story!!

[@merttanriver6915]

That was far better than i expected

[@thuyloc2187]

i love the story, i love your voice, i love the melodies, i love all what i watching and listening. thank you so much for the MV it made me feel that i had just experienced something. maybe it is a moment i forget somewhere in my heart.

[@leoalonso7869]

Hermosa toda la música de Joy.... Felicidades!!!! Saludos y un abrazo fuerte desde Monterrey México 🇲🇽

[@katfrew39]

Love you Joy! Your voice is just incomparable! Your message always is sang with such compassion and pure realness ♥️

[@proghead00]

Such a beautiful song man.

[@Zmond0]

Makes me cry everytime I listen

[@cearayoung907]

Broke my heart in less than a minute 🥺

[@emilyh7621]

I loved this song and video since the minute I’ve watched it. It’s so beautiful😍

[@d.h.1691]

Joy....the Lord is calling you....back to Him.

[@frankr.1632]

Wow! What a powerful tune and video...Beautiful.💗

[@DreamScapeDronie]

Beautiful feelings in my heart beating louder with each note.

[@marybrady7661]

Love your soul joy and your voice. And your country tones.💚🍀🎶🇮🇪🌹💜

[@buzzinbuzzman5259]

Beautiful, melts my heart as always Joy

[@Bianca-333]

This song is beautiful

[@frankmettner6106]

I let this sweet music wash over my soul.

[@ravioliravioliyay]

Oh my god this video, this song... 💔

[@bullylee3090]

Beautiful song. Thank you

[@iamsultana]

This is hauntingly beautiful.

[@heatherglover7789]

This song appears in a new hallmark Tv Show called The Way Home

[@nayanandaa]

this beautiful song deserve a million views and a billion love💛

[@salyssakharis]

Beautiful song and video, phenomenal voice Joy 🌹✨♥️💫

[@1586brittc]

So purely wonderful!

[@Downright_Iconic]

This is beautiful!

[@martinevans75]

how has this got so few views? Joy you are perfection

[@magnolialeavesfalling]

Beautiful song and this video has me balling 🥺

[@coolkid-kg7mx]

this song is so so good

[@laurens2322]

Poor angels. Oh, poor angels. Love is love.

[@dustinsanders5695]

That must be how angels sound.

[@DandyUtama]

Love it very much...

[@Protonize]

What an underrated singer you are ?!

[@quintessentialemergence5471]

The darkness will always try with dusk, but the light shines bright at dawn.

[@mkwoda]

when you don't know what you're looking for it can be anyone, anywhere... xo

[@Dangoriaa]

Found this song on Spotify. You are so damn good.♥️

[@janwillems4247]

Wow !! this is beautiful !!

[@SMITHW1CKS]

Going to act like I never saw this video and enjoy the song as I thought it was about a lost family member dealing with alcoholism. That’s me I’m the alcoholic.

[@celestewatson8351]

I get that. Music videos are always just one interpretation anyways.

[@siasharif]

Simply beautiful.

[@ericlomax5135]

I wish the Civil wars were still together... but I love her voice

[@silver911100]

Looks like a movie soundtrack song

[@taylorwallace1124]

Well I made the mistake of watching this first thing in the morning. Crying hard

[@serenabarro5238]

this song is so underrated

[@greyssirodriguez6702]

Love this beautiful song ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@LilJeebz]

You just get better and better! This was so beautiful! Well done!

[@cegesl4521]

No matter what we put each other through l still love you and you are the one l can't live without, if you never find genuinely what you are looking for l will be waiting for you

[@shafakaldik2]

That's very peaceful

[@dn.njigua]

If never you find (dot eargasm) Some magic there

[@tomharris5649]

Damn, Joy. Well done.

[@deniseholbert1325]

Beautiful.

[@Laidback_616]

Im such a sucker for a good song about love, this video along with it got my eyes watering a bit. 😥 Ending kinda sucked, but i know life is like that all to often. If you enjoyed this video id check out a movie called Far from heaven a 2002 hidden gem, this just reminded me of that movie.

[@In_time]

Two loves that cant be together. Mhm.. _I see you, Joy._ 👀

[@brendaescamilla2762]

It reminds me of the storyline of “20 years”

[@denverdubois5835]

Yep. Perceptive of you to see that. Apparently Joy's marriage has ended, fyi. She now describes herself as a single mother. She also admitted a while back in an interview that she and John Paul eventually did talk again, and have communicated from time to time. You can only go forward, it's true. The past is done. But there's always the future.

[@hanniyah7]

Lol. You made me laugh. Yes. Forbidden love. Separated by circumstances. Definitely a dog whistle song.

[@fannishfanning160]

@@denverdubois5835 Do you have a link to this interview? I noticed JP has played a few TCW songs just last 2019 in his shows... So I guess revisiting the songs doesn't hurt as badly as before.

[@turn.wounds.into.wisdom]

✷ "There are no wrong roads And no window stays closed Love is always sad when it fades The glass is better stained anyways If never you find what you're looking for Come on back to the front porch Say my name through the screen door Come on back to the front porch Whatever you've done it doesn't matter 'Cause darling we're all a little splintered and battered But the light is on, what you waiting for? Come on back, come on back to the front porch We carved a story in these boards Watching life go back and forth You take it all for granted, then you leave And then it takes a while to realize what you need If never you find what you're looking for Come on back to the front porch Say my name through the screen door Come on back to the front porch Whatever you've done it doesn't matter 'Cause darling we're all a little splintered and battered But the light is on, what you waiting for? Come on back, come on back I took the long way Looking for the shortcut To find out that this place Was made of the best of If never you find what you're looking for Come on back to the front porch Say my name through the screen door Oh, come on back to the front porch Whatever you've done it doesn't matter 'Cause darling we're all a little splintered and battered But the light is on, what you waiting for? Come on back, come on back Oh, come on back, come on back to the front porch" ✷

[@variouslayers4372]

So beautiful

[@cassieblake3927]

The Way Home!

[@madblonde86]

'There's a note, underneath your front door...'

[@wingfeathers2]

Great song and great recording...

[@taylorzhang5246]

Yes Alex!!!!!!! Killing it 😍👏🏼

[@valentinahernandez7291]

I LOVE this song! And I love anything by Joy Williams - such an amazing talent. This one reminds me so much of when she and John Paul White collaborated with Taylor Swift in "Safe and Sound." Both are hauntingly beautiful. Joy, please post more often. It's been 3 years since your last upload, which happens to be this song. We need more!

[@UNIAMUSIC]

Magique ... merci pour cette sublime chanson

[@craigholt9571]

Love your voice

[@morganfaye93]

This is so sad! 😩🥺😥

[@StephanieLexis]

I love Joy Williams!

[@mikekillagreen9432]

I like this alot

[@ashtro777]

I love this song and video so much.

[@karynnn962]

breathtaking execution poetically and intentionally

[@andrewf6334]

AMAZING

[@mattycleary6961]

bought it, love it (insert devil horns of awesomeness here)