An Empty Chair at Christmas (Country Ballad)

An Empty Chair at Christmas by Jake Wilder This track is free to use in your own YouTube videos, livestreams, and creative projects! All I ask is that you credit the track in your description to help support the music    / @tomwiles  . Music: "An Empty Chair at Christmas" by Jake Wilder Free to use with credit: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@tomwiles⁩ Track Details Artist: Jake Wilder Genre: Country Ballad #countrymusic #RoyaltyFreeMusic #JakeWilder #IndieMusic #StreamSafeMusic #countrymusiclegends #christmas Lyrics [Verse 1] Mama set the table like she always does, Six plates down and the good silverware, But this year when we all sat down to grace, There was nobody sittin' in Daddy's chair. She pulled it out anyway, just like before, Said "He'd want his place, come what may," And the lights on the tree kept blinkin' red and green On the first Christmas he was away. [Chorus] There's an empty chair at Christmas, At the head of the table where he used to be, And the carols sound a little bit sadder, And the snow falls a little more quietly. We pass the rolls and we tell the old stories, And we laugh 'til we almost cry, But there's an empty chair at Christmas, And a tear in every eye. [Verse 2] His coffee cup's still hangin' by the sink, His boots still wait by the back door, My boy asked why Grandpa's chair was empty, He's only five, he don't know what for. I told him some folks get called home early, And Heaven needed one more good man, Then I watched my mama fold her napkin, With a tremble in her hands. [Chorus] There's an empty chair at Christmas, At the head of the table where he used to be, And the carols sound a little bit sadder, And the snow falls a little more quietly. We pass the rolls and we tell the old stories, And we laugh 'til we almost cry, But there's an empty chair at Christmas, And a tear in every eye. [Bridge — stripped back, fiddle and piano only] Next year there'll be new babies at this table, And the years will soften the pain, But as long as Mama's settin' that table, That chair's gonna carry his name. [Final Chorus — bigger, harmony on last lines] There's an empty chair at Christmas, At the head of the table where he used to be, And the carols sound a little bit sadder, And the snow falls a little more quietly. Someday we'll all be together again, Round a table that never ends, But there's an empty chair at Christmas, 'Til I see him again. [Outro — solo vocal, soft] Merry Christmas, Daddy... save me a seat.