Back Seat Empty

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You took the little blue bowl Off the table by the sink You packed their shoes in silence While I sat there trying not to think Then he pulled up in the driveway Like I was already gone My ring hit the counter hard And the whole house kept moving on [Pre-Chorus] Now the hallway feels too long And the front door feels too wide I hear their feet in my head But they ain't on my side I bit my tongue to pieces Just to keep from screaming out You left me standing in the dust With your name inside my mouth [Chorus] You took my kids away You took my kids away Now I'm the ghost in my own damn place You took my kids away You took my kids away And I can't wash your face off my brain [Verse 2] Their crayons in a shoebox Still got dust on every tip Your perfume on the curtains And a lie on your lip He got your hand in public I got the picture framed in red Two little beds gone missing And a hole where my life used to sit [Pre-Chorus] Now the hallway feels too long And the front door feels too wide I hear their feet in my head But they ain't on my side I bit my tongue to pieces Just to keep from screaming out You left me standing in the dust With your name inside my mouth [Chorus] You took my kids away You took my kids away Now I'm the ghost in my own damn place You took my kids away You took my kids away And I can't wash your face off my brain [Verse 3] I still make too much dinner For a table that won't fill I set three extra plates out Like they might come home still The T-ball glove by the washer The backpacks by the door Every room keeps asking Where my little ones went for [Pre-Chorus] Now the hallway feels too long And the front door feels too wide I hear their feet in my head But they ain't on my side I bit my tongue to pieces Just to keep from screaming out You left me standing in the dust With your name inside my mouth [Chorus] You took my kids away You took my kids away Now I'm the ghost in my own damn place You took my kids away You took my kids away And I can't wash your face off my brain [Bridge] I ain't proud of the way I shake When the phone lights up at night I ain't proud of the hate I feed Just to keep myself alive But if love was a closed fist Then I know what it cost me now You walked out with my whole world And left me here to figure how [Breakdown] Bring 'em back Bring 'em back I still hear their names Bring 'em back Bring 'em back I'm split down to the frame [Final Chorus] You took my kids away You took my kids away Now I'm the ghost in my own damn place You took my kids away You took my kids away And I can't wash your face off my brain You took my kids away You took my kids away Tell me how to live with this cage You took my kids away You took my kids away And I'm a sad angry broken man