empty chair

Dad, you promised you'd be here to see me take the stage But now there's just an empty chair and a feeling I can't gauge Five of us left in this world, lost without your guiding hand In the echoes of your words, we find it hard to understand You said you'd see me shine, Dad, but now I'm all alone Tears fall like rain and it's so sad, wishing you could come back home Missed the way you'd hold me tight when the dark would scare me so Now I face it all alone at night with the strength you used to show Graduation's not the same at all without you cheering next to me An empty void, a silent call in the crowd where you should be The dreams you had for me to chase seem hollow in your absence Each milestone is a lonely place with your spirit in the distance Dad, you promised you'd be here to see me take the stage But now there's just an empty chair and a feeling I can't gauge Thanks for watching