[Verse 1] I set the table for four Still count two at the door The plates sit clean Like they’re waiting on a laugh Dust on the frames And your old news on the shelf [Pre-Chorus] I hear your boots on the floor Then the house lets go And all I can hold Is what I already know [Chorus] I would give anything To see mom and dad Still sitting in them empty chairs I would give anything To hear their voices there To see mom and dad Still sitting in them empty chairs (empty chairs) [Verse 2] The porch light flickers slow By the steps you used to know I still leave room For the stories you would tell One for your coat And one for my heart as well [Pre-Chorus] I hear your names in the halls Then the house goes still And all I can hold Is the ache I feel [Chorus] I would give anything To see mom and dad Still sitting in them empty chairs I would give anything To hear their voices there To see mom and dad Still sitting in them empty chairs (empty chairs) [Bridge] If time could bend I’d bring back that door Your two soft smiles And the life we had before I’d stay right there Let the whole world fade Just one more night In the seats you made [Final Chorus] I would give anything To see mom and dad Still sitting in them empty chairs I would give anything To hear their voices there To see mom and dad Still sitting in them empty chairs I would give anything To see mom and dad Still sitting in them empty chairs (empty chairs)
