Empty Chairs at My Table

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Every morning I sit at this table
Coffee gets cold while I check my phone
Three empty chairs stare back at me
In this quiet house I call my home
Your messages light up my screen
A thousand miles feel like they grow

[Pre-chorus]
I practice what to say each time
Wonder if I'll ever know

[Chorus]
Three empty chairs at my table
One for you, one for her, one for me
Three empty chairs at my table
Quietly shouting what could be

[Verse 2]
She draws pictures with crayons and markers
You tell me stories of her day
I save every photo you send me
While time just keeps slipping away
My heart breaks when she asks about me
And you say I'm just a friend

[Pre-chorus]
How do you explain what we are
When we don't know how this ends?

[Chorus]
Three empty chairs at my table
One for you, one for her, one for me
Three empty chairs at my table
Quietly shouting what could be

[Bridge]
Sometimes I set three plates down
Pretend I hear small footsteps down the hall
Picture bedtime stories, morning hugs
Wonder if I'm crazy after all

[Solo]
[Piano and emotional vocals build]

[Final Chorus]
Three empty chairs at my table
(Still waiting, still hoping)
One for you, one for her, one for me
(For the day)
Three empty chairs at my table
But I'll keep them there, hopefully
Till these chairs aren't empty anymore
Till this house becomes our home