Same Old Table

Mama’s in the kitchen, coffee on low
Daddy’s watchin’ weather like he always knows
My brother’s runnin’ late, says traffic was bad
Sister don’t talk much since that fight we had
Pictures on the wall say we’re doin’ just fine
But nobody mentions what’s on their mind

We learned real young how to bite our tongue
Smile for the world, say “we’re alright”

Yeah, we’re sittin’ at the same old table
Passin’ love and a little bit of pain
Some hearts are breakin’, some still able
Some just learn how to hide the rain
We don’t always say it, but we’re holdin’ on tight
We’re a mess, we’re a miracle, all in the same night
Yeah, we’re family—wrong and right
At the same old table every Friday night

Daddy says “work hard,” mama says “pray”
Both mean well, just different ways
Grandpa’s chair still creaks in the hall
We don’t move it, no, not at all
Everybody’s carryin’ somethin’ unseen
Old regrets and “what could’ve been”

We talk ‘bout town and who’s leavin’ next
Anything but what’s weighin’ on our chest

Yeah, we’re sittin’ at the same old table
Passin’ love and a little bit of pain
Some hearts are breakin’, some still able
Some just learn how to hide the rain
We don’t always say it, but we’re holdin’ on tight
We’re a mess, we’re a miracle, all in the same night
Yeah, we’re family—wrong and right
At the same old table every Friday night

If I’m honest, I’ve thought ‘bout walkin’ away
Startin’ over in some other place
But blood’s a road you don’t outrun
You just learn how to drive it, mile by mile, one by one

So we’re sittin’ at the same old table
Older now, but still the same
Sayin’ “I love you” without the label
Laughin’ through the hurt and shame
We don’t always fix it, but we show up anyway
Through the storms, the silence, the words we don’t say
Yeah, we’re family—here to stay
At the same old table, come what may

When the house gets quiet and the lights burn low
I know where I’m from, and I know where I’ll go
No matter how far life’s able to take me
There’s a seat saved there waitin’ on me

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