Morning light falls across the table
Your coffee mug still in its place
I set plates for two by habit
Your chair unmoved, an empty space
(Oh, oh)
The newspaper folded just the way
You left it that final day
Your empty chair still holds your silence
I can't bring myself to move it away
Sunday dinners feel so hollow
Your crossword puzzle incomplete
The hands that taught me how to garden
Now only live in memory
(Oh, oh)
The morning routine plays like tape
But something's missing every day
Your empty chair still holds your silence
I can't bring myself to move it away
Maybe someday I'll find the strength
To rearrange this space we shared
But for now I need these traces
Of the life that we had here
(La-da-da, oh)
Time keeps moving forward slowly
While dust collects upon your frames
I speak to you across the table
Though no one answers when I say
(Oh, oh)
Your empty chair still holds your silence
I can't bring myself to move it away
(I just can't move it away)
Your empty chair still holds your silence
And I'll keep it there another day
