The Empty Chair (Official Tribute Song) For Everyone We Lost This Year

“The Empty Chair” is a deeply emotional tribute, written for everyone who has lost someone this year.
It is for the families who still set a place at the table,
for the friends who replay old memories,
and for every heart that feels the quiet ache of someone missing.

This song honors the love, the laughter, the stories, and the moments that still live on, even when the seat is empty.
And it is a reminder that those we’ve lost remain with us in every heartbeat, every prayer, and every space they filled with love.

If this song brings comfort, please share it with someone who needs healing, hope, and remembrance today.

For the ones who are gone, and the love that never leaves.

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Lyrics:

Verse 1
There’s an empty chair at the table
Where you used to laugh with me
A coffee cup still on the shelf
Where your fingerprints used to be

I still hear your footsteps in the hall
Though I know you’re not really there
But every room I walk through now
Whispers memories in the air

Chorus

And this empty chair reminds me
Of the love you left behind
All the moments, all the stories
Still playing in my mind
I wish I had one more minute
Just to tell you how much I care
But though you’re gone, you live within
Every heartbeat, every prayer
Your love still fills the empty chair

Verse 2
The holidays don’t feel the same
Without your voice and all your light
I still set your place out of habit
Like you’re coming home tonight
And sometimes when I close my eyes
I swear I feel you near
A gentle peace, a quiet warmth
That wipes away the tears

Chorus

And this empty chair reminds me
Of the love you left behind
All the moments, all the stories
Still playing in my mind
I wish I had one more minute
Just to tell you how much I care
But though you’re gone, you live within
Every heartbeat, every prayer
Your love still fills the empty chair

Bridge

Some say time will heal the pain
But I don’t want to forget your name
So I’ll keep telling all the stories
Of the life you lived with glory
And I’ll carry all the lessons
That you left inside my heart
You may not be here in this room
But we’re never truly apart

Chorus

And this empty chair reminds me
You’re still watching from above
That even though the seat is empty
It’s overflowing now with love
I’d give anything to hold you
Or just breathe the same air
But until we meet again someday
I’ll leave your place right there
And let your love fill the empty chair

Outro

You’re still here
In every empty chair


© 2025 Rick Dorociak. All rights reserved. This original song is protected under U.S. Copyright Law. Unauthorized use, reproduction, or recording without written permission is prohibited.

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