Empty Little Shoes

I still set two plates

Even when I'm alone

Your shoes by the door

Never really feel gone

Tiny handprints fade

From the kitchen glass

But I see you there

In the morning light

I reach for your name

Like it's still in the air

Hold my breath so long

For a laugh that won't come there

Empty little shoes

Empty little shoes

My heart still trips on you

Empty little shoes

(come back, come back)

Empty little shoes

I carry every room

Without you

Your raincoat hangs

On the back of the chair

I fold up the blanket

Like you'll need it there

Neighbors bring flowers

I don't know what to say

I just nod and smile

And let the tears fall away

I reach for your name

Like it's still in the air

Hold my breath so long

For a laugh that won't come there

Empty little shoes

Empty little shoes

My heart still trips on you

Empty little shoes

(come back, come back)

Empty little shoes

I carry every room

Without you

If love could keep you

You'd be here now

I'd trade all my tomorrows

Just to hear you call out

And I still talk to the ceiling

When the house goes still

Saying your name softly

Like a prayer I can't let spill

Empty little shoes

Empty little shoes

My heart still trips on you

Empty little shoes

(come back, come back)

Empty little shoes

I carry every room

Without you

Empty little shoes

Empty little shoes

I keep the light on too

For you