Last Dance in an Empty Room

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Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Your boots on my boots
On this worn-out wooden floor
Band’s packing up
They won’t play here anymore
Neon clock says closing time
But I still hold your hand
Like if I don’t let go
The night might understand
[Chorus]
So I’m dancing with you for the last time
Slow in the shadows of a goodbye
Trying to memorize the weight of your hand in mine
Every turn, every sigh
I don’t know how I’m supposed to
Wake up and not reach for you
If this is my last dance in this life with you
How do I go on living
Living in a world that’s missing you
[Verse 2]
Your head on my shoulder
You’re humming that old tune
The one your dad played
In the kitchen after noon
You smile through your tears
Say, "Baby, I’ll be fine"
But you don’t get to promise that
From the other side of time
[Chorus]
So I’m dancing with you for the last time
Slow in the shadows of a goodbye
Trying to memorize the weight of your hand in mine
Every turn, every sigh
I don’t know how I’m supposed to
Wake up and not reach for you
If this is my last dance in this life with you
How do I go on living
Living in a world that’s missing you
[Bridge]
Maybe I’ll talk to your photograph
Set a place at the table like you’re coming back
Wear your old sweater in the heat of June
Leave your side of the bed wide open, waiting for you (oh)
If love can outlast breath and bone
Maybe I won’t be alone
[Chorus]
’Cause I’m dancing with you for the last time
Here in the echo of goodbye
I’ll carry every little step of your heart with mine
Every laugh, every cry
And when the morning comes too soon
And I wake up reaching out for you
I’ll close my eyes and find this floor, this room
And I’ll keep on living
By dancing in my mind with you