| My Front Porch Looking In | |
| Cover: | Lonestar - My Front Porch Looking In.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lonestar |
| Released: | March 10, 2003 |
| Recorded: | January 2003 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:44 |
| Label: | BNA |
| Producer: | Dann Huff |
| Prev Title: | Unusually Unusual |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Walking in Memphis |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
"My Front Porch Looking In" is a song written by Richie McDonald, Frank J. Myers and Don Pfrimmer, and recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in March 2003 as the first single from the band's compilation album . The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
The song describes how the sight of his wife and two children is far better than anything including his "panoramic view" of his estate or "the paintings from the air, brushed by the hand of God." He also describes that after seeing the whole world, he "can't wait to get back home to the one He made for me."[2]
The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy, and premiered on CMT on May 25, 2003. It features the band playing on a front porch in the middle of a city.
"My Front Porch Looking In" debuted at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 15, 2003.
| Chart (2003) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 68 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |