The café lights are soft and low, a familiar, easy hum
I see them laughing, watch them grow, just like the old days come
A gentle arm around a waist, a knowing, soft embrace
A rounded belly, no time to waste, a family finds its place
One by one, the years have flown, a new chapter starts for them
While I stand still, profoundly alone, a silent, unseen gem
And the world keeps turning, pages flip, a story I don't share
Another union, another trip, and an empty chair
I smile and nod, I raise my glass, pretend that I don't mind
Watching moments, as they pass, a life I've left behind
A bitter pill I have to take, this truth I must embrace
For happiness, for their own sake, I won't ever find my place
The pictures fill my social feed, of bliss and loving grace
A lonely heart, a silent plea, in this unending race
First the rings, then tiny shoes, a brand new life begun
I celebrate their happy news, beneath the setting sun
And the world keeps turning, pages flip, a story I don't share
Another union, another trip, and an empty chair
I smile and nod, I raise my glass, pretend that I don't mind
Watching moments, as they pass, a life I've left behind
A bitter pill I have to take, this truth I must embrace
For happiness, for their own sake, I won't ever find my place
Perhaps my soul's not built to blend, no intertwined design
A solitary path to tend, this fate will always be mine
I wouldn't wish this loneliness, on any soul I'd meet
Better this way, to watch them grow, from my solitary space
Forever just me, and the empty chair.