Empty Seat Beside Me

[Verse 1] Two mugs in the cupboard Only one ever gets used One side of this old bed Stays folded, smooth Call my own number Just to hear a ring Let the silence answer Like it don’t owe me a thing [Chorus] It’s just me and these four walls Peeling paint and late-night talk shows I’m the echo in my own calls I’m the last one at a bar that’s closed No one driving down this road I’m on I ain’t just lonely I’m completely alone [Verse 2] One plate in the sink now Dust on the second chair Set out another setting Then I pull it back, stare Tell a joke to the window Watch it fog, then clear Raise a glass to the hallway ‘Cause no one’s walking in here [Chorus] It’s just me and these four walls Peeling paint and late-night talk shows I’m the echo in my own calls I’m the last one at a bar that’s closed No one driving down this road I’m on I ain’t just lonely I’m completely alone [Bridge] Some folks fear the dark I fear the morning light When there’s proof the whole wide world Lived on through my night (oh) Their coffee, their car lines Their “good morning” on the phone While I’m counting every creak In a house that’s just my own [Chorus] It’s just me and these four walls Peeling paint and late-night talk shows I’m the echo in my own calls I’m the last one at a bar that’s closed No one driving down this road I’m on I ain’t just lonely I’m completely alone [Outro] Turn the TV off Hear my heartbeat drone Say “goodnight” to the darkness And hear it say it back alone