Empty Chair

[Verse 1]
Your mug still in the sink
Blue ring on the rim
I leave the porch light on
Like you might walk in
Your scarf on the hook
Still bent from your hand
I pass it every day
And I still understand

[Pre-Chorus]
The room gets loud
When it gets quiet
I hear your laugh
Right at the edge of it
I try to move on
But my feet won’t follow
There’s a shape in the bed
That the night won’t swallow

[Chorus]
I miss you, I miss you
Right in my chest
I miss you, I miss you
More than the rest
Come back, come back
If only in dreams
I’m still here
Where you used to be

[Verse 2]
The dog waits by the door
At the sound of keys
Then he turns his head
Like he knows it’s me
I burned your last note
Then I saved the ash
Funny how a little thing
Can pull me back

[Pre-Chorus]
The room gets loud
When it gets quiet
I hear your laugh
Right at the edge of it
I try to move on
But my feet won’t follow
There’s a shape in the bed
That the night won’t swallow

[Chorus]
I miss you, I miss you
Right in my chest
I miss you, I miss you
More than the rest
Come back, come back
If only in dreams
I’m still here
Where you used to be

[Bridge]
If love had a door
I’d kick it in
If time had a name
I’d say it again
I keep your place
At the table set
Like the house might heal
If I don’t forget

[Chorus]
I miss you, I miss you
Right in my chest
I miss you, I miss you
More than the rest
Come back, come back
If only in dreams
I’m still here
Where you used to be