Empty Booth

[Verse 1]
I left my coat on the chair
No one waiting there
One glass, half full
One room, whole world

The fan turns slow
The ashtray glows
I count the rain
On the windowpane

[Pre-Chorus]
And I keep a seat for two
Even when the night gets through
I know that old tune
It still knows me too

[Chorus]
Lonely, stay awhile
Sit with me, slow and mild
Lonely, hold my hand
Help me understand

Lonely, don’t rush by
Rest your head inside my sigh
If you’re gonna live in me
Be gentle, let me breathe

[Verse 2]
The bass line walks like me
Down an empty street
My heart taps time
In a tired 4/4 mind

I laugh at the dark
It don’t laugh back
Still I pour one more
For the ache I can’t ignore

[Pre-Chorus]
And I keep a seat for two
Even when the night gets through
I know that old tune
It still knows me too

[Chorus]
Lonely, stay awhile
Sit with me, slow and mild
Lonely, hold my hand
Help me understand

Lonely, don’t rush by
Rest your head inside my sigh
If you’re gonna live in me
Be gentle, let me breathe

[Bridge]
Maybe pain ain’t gone
It just learns to sing
Maybe I been strong
In a broken kind of thing

So I let it sway
I let it play
Till the first gray light
Turns my blue to day

[Chorus]
Lonely, stay awhile
Sit with me, slow and mild
Lonely, hold my hand
Help me understand

Lonely, don’t rush by
Rest your head inside my sigh
If you’re gonna live in me
Be gentle, let me breathe