Empty Chair

Put on my best coat, sprayed that scent you said you liked

Checked my phone, you said “see you at 9”

Now it’s half past ten and I’m still here

Waiter’s asking, “Should I clear?”

Nah, I’ll give it five more minutes — even though I know you won’t appear

Every glass of wine tastes like goodbye

Every laugh from the corner sounds like a lie

I told my friends you were different this time

Guess I fell for another headline

You stood me up, left me with my pride

Sittin’ in a room where the candles died

One empty chair and a heart that tried

Guess I’m the only one who showed tonight

Yeah, you stood me up — no goodbye, no fight

Just silence where your hand should’ve been in mine

One empty chair, but I’m still alright

‘Cause I showed up for me tonight

Told the waiter, “make it to-go”

Walked past the couples in a row

Your shadow’s the only thing I know

But it don’t follow me no more

Streetlights flicker like the way you ghosted me before

Every promise you made turned paper-thin

Every maybe just means “never again”

I’m done waiting for ghosts in the rain

I’ll toast to my name instead of your game

You stood me up, left me with my pride

Sittin’ in a room where the candles died

One empty chair and a heart that tried

Guess I’m the only one who showed tonight

Yeah, you stood me up — no goodbye, no fight

Just silence where your hand should’ve been in mine

One empty chair, but I’m still alright

‘Cause I showed up for me tonight

Maybe one day you’ll think of this

Wonder how it feels to miss

Someone who actually cared enough to sit

Through all your nothings, waiting for something

But baby, I’m done waiting

You stood me up, but I’m still fly

Wiped my tears, caught my own high

One empty chair, but I’ll be fine

‘Cause I showed up, and that’s my sign

Yeah, you stood me up — but I won tonight

I’m loving me in candlelight

That empty chair don’t hurt my pride

I showed up for me tonight

One empty chair, one heart repaired

You didn’t show, but I’m still there