A Place at the Table

A red robin sits On the shed you built for the kids As the rain takes the good out of winter And your sad santa sack Makes it way to the front of the stack On this silent and grey christmas morning And i have no doubt that wherever you are These next few hours will be twice as hard But if you find the courage without the one or the two There'll be a place at the table for you The lights on the tree Have yet to work right for me And for the first time today your name is spoken But i cannot ignore All the tears you left at the door And i hate that i miss you this morning And i have no doubt that wherever you are These next few hours will be twice as hard But if you find the courage without the one or the two There'll be a place at the table for you A photograph, a christmas past, a nervous laugh Memories so cruel The street springs to life As we make our way outside And i welcome the sounds and the commotion If all goodwill and cheer Is lost on me this year Then the least i can do is to keep trying And i have no doubt that wherever you are These next few hours will tear me apart So please find the courage Without the one or the two And i'll have a place at the table for you There'll be a place at the table for you